Hellendoorn
Town and municipality in Overijssel, Netherlands
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Key Takeaways
- Hellendoorn ( Dutch: [ˈɦɛlə(n)doːr(ə)n] ; Tweants: Heldern or Healndoorn ) is a municipality and town in the middle of the Dutch province of Overijssel.
- There is an amusement park near the town of Hellendoorn called Avonturenpark Hellendoorn.
- The highest point lies at about 70 metres (230 ft) above sea level and is part of the Noetselerberg.
- This scenery is now part of the Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park.
Hellendoorn (Dutch: [ˈɦɛlə(n)doːr(ə)n] ; Tweants: Heldern or Healndoorn) is a municipality and town in the middle of the Dutch province of Overijssel. As of 2019, the municipality had a population of 35,808.
There is an amusement park near the town of Hellendoorn called Avonturenpark Hellendoorn. At the outskirts of the town there is an ice cream factory from Unilever, where Ben & Jerry's is produced for the European market.
Population centres
The municipality comprises:
Towns:
- Nijverdal (where the town hall is located)
- Hellendoorn
Hamlets:
- Daarle
- Daarlerveen
- Eelen en Rhaan
- Egede
- Haarle, Hellendoorn
- Hancate
- Hulsen (Overijssel)
- Marle, Hellendoorn
- Noetsele (former hamlet, now an integrated part of Nijverdal)
Topography
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Hellendoorn, June 2015
Geography
The central part of the municipality consists of a hilly and sparsely populated area that extends south into the municipality of Rijssen-Holten, called the Sallandse Heuvelrug (Salland Ridge). The highest point lies at about 70 metres (230 ft) above sea level and is part of the Noetselerberg. A large chunk of the area is covered by forest, but there are also heathlands. This scenery is now part of the Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park.
Originally part of the region of Salland, Hellendoorn is now administratively considered part of Twente; a fact reflected in the inclusion of Hellendoorn in the city region of Twente (Kaderwetgebied Regio Twente) as defined by the Dutch government.
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