IJsselstein

IJsselstein
IJsselstein
City and Municipality
	Hollandse IJssel through IJsselstein with church and Gerbrandy Tower in background
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Utrecht
	Coordinates: 52°1′N 5°2′E / 52.017°N 5.033°E
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(s)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	3400–3404
Area code	030
Website	www.ijsselstein.nl

IJsselstein (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛisəlstɛin] ^ⓘ) is a municipality and 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 the neighbouringing towns Houten and Nieuwegein (in part due to the Sneltram light rail line serving the area). It's surrounded by the municipalities of Utrecht, Montfoort, Lopik, Vijfheerenlanden 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 survived. The city has two large churches, both named after St. Nicholas: the Dutch Reformed Nicolaas church, founded in 1310, and a Roman Catholic church. Inside the Protestant church there are two mausoleums; one of the family of Gijsbrecht van Amstel (1350) and another of Aleida van Culemborg [nl] (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"

Notable people

Arnold, Lord of IJsselstein (1304–1363), the second Lord of IJsselstein and Stoutenburg
Maximiliaan of Egmont (1509–1548), Count of Buren and Leerdam, and the Stadtholder of Friesland 1540 to 1548
Patrick van den Brink (born 1967), a former mayor of IJsselstein
Marijke van Beukering-Huijbregts (born 1971), a former alderwoman of IJsselstein
Michel Vorm (born 1983), a retired football goalkeeper
Nicki Pouw-Verweij (born 1991), a physician and politician
Lieke van Lexmond (born 1982), an actress, model and TV host

Gallery

Catholic basilica
Tower of the former castle
Achtersloot 120, IJsselstein
Protestant church
Historisch Stadhuis, IJsselstein

References

^ "Samenstelling" [Members] (in Dutch). Gemeente IJsselstein. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
^ "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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.