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5-407: The municipality was formed in 2001 by the joining of the municipalities of Holten and Rijssen . The area of Holten belongs to the region of Salland and the area of Rijssen to the region of Twente . Only Holten and Rijssen have over 500 inhabitants. [REDACTED] Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Rijssen-Holten, June 2015 Both Holten and Rijssen are easily accessible by car;

10-731: The Dutch province of Overijssel . Holten is located in a forested area just south of the Holterberg , a 65-metre (210 ft) hill, and is part of the Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park . The National Park is the only area in the Netherlands in which the black grouse (in Dutch : korhoen ) can be found. This grouse population is on the brink of extinction, so parts of the National Park are closed to

15-463: The A1 motorway ( Amsterdam - Berlin ) is only a few kilometres away. The distance between Amsterdam and Holten is about 110 km (68 mi). Rijssen lies 7 km (4.3 mi) more to the east. This Overijssel location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Holten Holten ( Dutch Low Saxon : Hooltn ) is a village in the municipality of Rijssen-Holten in

20-465: The cemetery on May 4, 2015, in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day . Holten is the home village of Olympic 1500m speed skating gold medalist Mark Tuitert , jazz trombonist Wolter Wierbos , professional darts player Danny Jansen and film and documentary director and Academy Award winner Bert Haanstra . As well as Standard Dutch , local inhabitants speak

25-504: The public during its breeding season. Holten Canadian War Cemetery is the second-largest World War II cemetery in the Netherlands and is administered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission . It is located in a forested area 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north-east of Holten railroad station, and is accessible by car or bicycle via a number of sand roads. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited

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