Raalte (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈraːltə] ) is a ⓘmunicipality and a town in the heart of the region of Salland in the Dutch province of Overijssel.
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Coordinates: 52°23′N 6°16′E / 52.383°N 6.267°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Overijssel |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Martijn Dadema (GreenLeft) |
Area | |
• Total | 172.29 km2 (66.52 sq mi) |
• Land | 170.99 km2 (66.02 sq mi) |
• Water | 1.30 km2 (0.50 sq mi) |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 37,911 |
• Density | 222/km2 (570/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Raaltenaar, Raalter |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 8055, 8100–8119, 8140–8144 |
Area code | 0572 |
Website | www |
The municipality consists of the following towns and villages. Raalte is the main place of the municipality, with over 20,000 mostly Roman Catholic inhabitants. It is a regional market, education and shopping centre.
Town | Number of inhabitants |
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Raalte | 19,248 |
Heino | 6,993 |
Heeten | 3,618 |
Luttenberg | 2,213 |
Broekland | 1,181 |
Nieuw-Heeten | 1,157 |
Mariënheem | 1,469 |
Laag Zuthem | 598 |
Lierderholthuis | 429 |
Source: Municipality of Raalte |
Raalte railway station and Heino railway stations are located along the minor railroad Zwolle – Enschede. Frequency: mostly twice per hour.
An important road for motorists is the N348 Deventer – Wesepe (mun. Olst-Wijhe – Raalte – Lemelerveld – Ommen ( in northeasterly direction from Deventer). In Raalte it crosses a road (N35) from Zwolle going south-east over Heino, Raalte, Mariënheem and Nijverdal to Wierden, where it continues as a highway (A35) to Almelo and Enschede.
Raalte has a lot of small industrial enterprises, many of them processing agricultural products. For the local economy, trade, agriculture (especially breeding cattle) and tourism are more important.