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Rijssen

City population
27,740
#122
in Netherlands
#9
in Overijssel
#19,301
worldwide
AmsterdamRijssen
52.307, 6.518 · 111 km from Amsterdam
City population
27,740
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Netherlands
#122
of 232 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#19,301
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Netherlands
0.2%
of the national population

About Rijssen

Rijssen is a city in Overijssel, Netherlands with a population of 27,740. It is the 122nd largest of the 232 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Netherlands, and the 19,301st largest worldwide. It lies 111 km from Amsterdam.

Position in Netherlands
#122of 232
LargestSmallest
Position in Overijssel
#9of 20
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Rank in region
#9of 20
Distance to capital
to Amsterdam
Elevation
16 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Amsterdam
Coordinates
52.307, 6.518
Record updated
2025-07-01
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 232 in Netherlands

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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