Dalfsen

Dalfsen (ˈdɑl(ə)fsə(n); Dutch Low Saxon: Dalsen) is a municipality and a town in the Salland region of the Dutch province of Overijssel. On 1 January 2001, the municipalities of Nieuwleusen and Dalfsen were merged. A variety of Sallands is spoken here by segment of the population.

History

The name first appears in documents in 1231. Due to the closeness of Kasteel Rechteren, Dalfsen is one of several towns along the Overijssel section of the Vecht river never to have received city rights.^{[citation needed]}

In 2015, archaeologists found a burial ground dating from the TRB-period (3000-2750 BC) containing 141 burial pits. The TRB dates back to the last phase of the Middle Neolithic period, which is known for its megalithic monuments in northern Europe.^[1]

Population centres

• Ankum
• Dalfsen
• Dalfserveld
• Dalmsholte
• De Marshoek
• De Meele
• Emmen
• Gerner
• Hessum
• Hoonhorst
• Lemelerveld
• Lenthe
• Leusenerveld
• Nieuwleusen
• Oudleusen
• Oudleusenerveld
• Rechteren
• Strenkhaar
• Welsum

Notable people

• Willem Lodewijk de Vos van Steenwijk (1859 – 1947), Dutch politician
• Peter Nijkamp (born 1946), economist
• Ilse Warringa (born 1975), actress^[2]

Sports

• René Eijkelkamp (born 1964 ), footballer and coach
• Erben Wennemars (born 1975), speed skater
• Manon Nummerdor-Flier (born 1984), volleyball player
• Korie Homan (born 1986), wheelchair tennis player, gold medalist at the 2008 Paralympics
• Maikel Kieftenbeld (born 1990), professional footballer

Sport

The handball team SV Dalfsen Handbal is several times Dutch Champion.

See also

• Dalfsen railway station
• Dalfsen train crash

References

1. ^ Velde, Edited by H. M. van der & Raemaekers, N. Bouma & Daan (2022-05-04). Making a Neolithic non-megalithic monument . A TRB burial ground at Dalfsen (the Netherlands), c. 3000-2750 cal. BC. ISBN 978-94-6426-053-3.
2. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 20 August 2019

External links

• Official website