Overijssel Municipalities

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List of Current Municipalities in Overijssel
There are currently 26 municipalities(gemeenten) in Overijssel. This list lists them all, the former municipalities that they have absorbed and the Steden (Cities), Dorpen (Towns/Villages) within them. Buurtschapen (Hamlets) are not listed. For these visit the municipalitiy's page on this wiki or on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.


 * Ommen Map of Ommen drawn between 1525-1550

List of Former Municipalities in Overijssel

 * Ambt Almelo Absorbed into Almelo in 1914
 * Ambt Delden Dissolved in 2001 and split between Hof van Twente, Almelo and Borne
 * Ambt Hardenberg Absorbed into Hardenberg in 1941
 * Ambt Ommen Absorbed into Ommen in 1923
 * Ambt Vollenhove Absorbed into Vollenhove in 1942 and then into Steenwijkerland in 1973
 * Avereest Absorbed into Hardenberg in 2001
 * Bathmen Absorbed into Deventer in 2005
 * Blankenham Absorbed into Steenwijkerland in 1973
 * Blokzijl Absorbed into Steenwijkerland in 1973
 * Brederwiede Absorbed into Steenwijkerland in 2001
 * Den Ham  Absorbed into Twenterand in 2001
 * Denekamp Absorbed into Dinkelland in 2002
 * Diepenheim Absorbed into Hof van Twente in 2001
 * Diepenveen Absorbed into Deventer in 1999
 * Genemuiden Absorbed into Zwarterwaterland in 2001
 * Giethoorn Absorbed into Steenwijkerland in 1973
 * Grafthorst Absorbed into Kampen in 1937
 * Hasselt Dissolved in 2001 and split between Hasselt and Zwolle
 * Heino Absorbed into Raalte in 2001
 * Holten Absorbed into Rijssen-Holten in 2001
 * IJsselham Absorbed into Steenwijkerland in 2001
 * IJsselmuiden Dissolved in 2001 and split between Kampen and Zwolle
 * Kamperveen Absorbed into Kampen in 1937
 * Kuinre Absorbed into Steenwijkerland in 1973
 * Lonneker Absorbed into Enschede in 1934
 * Markelo Dissolved in 2001 and split between Hof van Twente and Rijssen-Holten
 * Niewuleusen Dissolved in 2001 and split between Dalfsen, Zwolle and Staphorst 
 * Oldemarkt Absorbed into Steenwijkerland in 1973
 * Olst Absorbed into Olst-Wijhe in 2001/2002
 * Ootmarsum Absorbed into Dinkelland in 2001
 * Rijssen Absorbed into Rijssen-Holten in 2001/2003
 * Schokland Absorbed into Kampen in 1859
 * Stad Almelo Absorbed into Almelo in 1914
 * Stad Delden Absorbed into Hof van Twente in 2001
 * Stad Hardenberg Absorbed into Hardenberg in 1941
 * Stad Ommen Absorbed into Ommen in 1923
 * Stad Vollenhove Absorbed into Vollenhove in 1942 and then into Steenwijkerland in 1973
 * Steenwijk Absorbed into Steenwijkerland in 2003
 * Steenwijkerwold Absorbed into Steenwijkerland in 1973
 * Vollenhove Absorbed into Vollenhove in 1973
 * Vriezenveen Absorbed into Twenterand in 2001
 * Wanneperveen Absorbed into Steenwijkerland in 1973
 * Weerselo  Dissolved in 2001 and split between Oldenzaal, Dinkelland and Hengelo
 * Wijhe Absorbed into Olst-Wijhe in 2001
 * Wilsum Absorbed into Wilsum in 1937
 * Zalk en Veecaten Absorbed into Kampen in 1937
 * Zwartsluis Absorbed into Zwartewaterland in 2001
 * Zwollerkerspel Dissolved in 1967 and is now split between Zwolle, Zwartewaterland(from 2001), Kampen and Raalte

Maps from the 16th Century
Ommen 1525-1550 Map Kampen 1580 Map

Maps of Municipalities in 1868
This page has maps for all the municipalities of Overijssel in 1868. The only municipality that had already been absorbed then was Schokland, which was part of Kampen.