Ysselsteyn
Ysselsteyn | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 St Oda Church | |
| Coordinates: 51°29′24″N 5°53′45″E / 51.49000°N 5.89583°E / 51.49000; 5.89583 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Municipality | Venray |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 33.62 km2 (12.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation [2] | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,280 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5813[1] |
| Dialing code | 0478 |
Ysselsteyn is a village in the municipality of Venray in Limburg, Netherlands. It was established in 1921 and named after its designer, Hendrik Albert van IJsselsteyn, then Minister of Agriculture.[3] Ysselsteyn has an extensive hog raising industry.[4]
The Catholic St Oda Church is a square aisleless church with ridge turret. In 1944, it was damaged by war and rebuilt in 1947. In 1975, a carillon was built next to the church.[5]
Ysselsteyn's main object of interest is the Ysselsteyn German war cemetery at Timmermansweg 73, which covers about 28 hectares (69 acres) and contains the graves of 31,598 German war dead, most of whom who died in the Netherlands during World War II.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 5813AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ ter Laan, K.; et al., eds. (1942). Van Goor's aardrijkskundig woordenboek van Nederland (in Dutch). Den Haag: Van Goor Zonen.
- ^ "Home". houbensteyn.nl.
- ^ Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert (2003). Ysselstein (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-9623-6. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ (de) Deutsche Kriegsgräberstätte Ysselsteyn (German military cemetery) at Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge
External links
Media related to Ysselsteyn, Limburg at Wikimedia Commons
