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The Oude IJssel (Dutch, pronounced [ˌʌudə ˈʔɛisəl], literally old IJssel) or Issel (German, pronounced) is a river in Germany and the Netherlands approximately 82 km (51 mi) long. It is a right tributary of the river IJssel .
The municipality of Oude IJsselstreek is considered to be divided into three units. The centres along the river Oude IJssel (Ulft, Gendringen, Etten on the left border, Silvolde and Terborg on the right) constitute the urban belt, Varsseveld in the east of the municipality is a rural village and the other centres are the external territories.
Most of the IJssel was the lower part of the small river Oude IJssel (lit. "Old IJssel", German Issel ), that rises in Germany and is now a 70 km tributary. The connection between the Rhine and IJssel was probably artificial , allegedly dug by men under the Roman general Nero Claudius Drusus c. 12 BCE as a defence against Germanic tribes and to ...
The Deltarhine region is a river basin district of the Rhine basin, consisting of the Dinkel, the Berkel, and the Oude IJssel regional river basins.It covers 11,000 square kilometres and straddles the German-Dutch border, with 65% in the Netherlands and 35% in Germany.
Because of its strategic position along the Oude IJssel and Gelderse IJssel, Doesburg has been an important fortified city for a long time. The fortification of the city made Doesburg an important economic and administrative city. The Martinikerk, the main church in Doesburg, is 94 meters tall. For many reasons, many of which have to do with ...
This was the location of the Stedelijk Museum Kampen before it moved to its current location in the old town hall. The Nieuwe Toren: a tower with a carillon designed by Philips Vingboons and dating from 1648 to 1664; The Church of St. Nicholas : a great Gothic basilica dating from the 14th and 15th centuries. The interior of the church houses ...
It is located in the municipality of Oude IJsselstreek. The city lies about 7 km southeast of Doetinchem. The population is about 4600 inhabitants. Terborg is situated on the river the Oude IJssel. In the centre of the little city lies Castle Wisch, founded in the 13th century (hence the name "Terborg" which means "by the castle").
It is situated along the Oude IJssel (Old IJssel) river in a part of the province of Gelderland called the Achterhoek. The municipality had a population of 58,270 in 2021 and consists of an area of 79.66 km 2 (30.76 sq mi) of which 0.61 km 2 (0.24 sq mi) is water. This makes Doetinchem the largest town (by population) in the Achterhoek.