IJsselstein

IJsselstein
IJsselstein
Municipality
	Hollandse IJssel through IJsselstein with church and Gerbrandy Tower in background
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Utrecht
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Patrick van Domburg (VVD)
Area
• Total	21.68 km2 (8.37 sq mi)
• Land	21.07 km2 (8.14 sq mi)
• Water	0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Population (January 2021)
• Total	33,819
• Density	1,605/km2 (4,160/sq mi)
Demonym	IJsselsteiner
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	3400–3404
Area code	030
Website	www.ijsselstein.nl

IJsselstein (pronunciation^ⓘ) is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. IJsselstein received city rights in 1331. IJsselstein owes its name to the river Hollandse IJssel which flows through the city. It is a major commuting suburb for the Utrecht area, along with neighbouring towns Houten and Nieuwegein. It's surrounded by the municipalities of Utrecht, Montfoort, Lopik, Vianen and Nieuwegein.

Sights

The city has an old town, surrounded by a small canal. A castle stood in IJsselstein from 1300 to 1888; the tower survives. The city has two large churches, both named after St. Nicholas: the Dutch Reformed Nicolaas church, founded in 1310, and a Roman Catholic one. Inside the Protestant church there are two mausoleums; one of the family of Gijsbrecht van Amstel (1350) and another one of nl [Aleida van Culemborg] (1475). The catholic basilica of St. Nicolaas dates from 1887 and is neo-gothic. It was given the title of 'Basilica Minor' by Pope Paul VI in 1972.

A 366.8 metres high television mast, called the Gerbrandy Tower, is located in IJsselstein. The tower is commonly, and erroneously, referred to as Zendmast Lopik, after the nearby village of Lopik.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of IJsselstein, June 2015
1649 map of IJsselstein in Willem and Joan Blaeu's "Toonneel der Steden"

Gallery

Tower of the former castle.
Protestant church.
Catholic basilica.

References

^ "Samenstelling" (in Dutch). Gemeente IJsselstein. Retrieved 7 April 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 3401BK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 7 April 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

External links

Media related to IJsselstein at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

This Utrecht location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[mayor_now-1] "Samenstelling" (in Dutch). Gemeente IJsselstein. Retrieved 7 April 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[AHN-3] "Postcodetool for 3401BK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 7 April 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)

[4] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]