Dalfsen
municipality in the Netherlands
Dalfsen (Dutch: [ˈdɑl(ə)fsə(n)] ; Dutch Low Saxon: Dalsen) is a municipality and a town in the Salland region of the Dutch province of Overijssel. On 1 January 2001, the municipalities of Nieuwleusen and Dalfsen were merged. A variety of Sallands is spoken here by segment of the population.
History
The name first appears in documents in 1231. Due to the closeness of Kasteel Rechteren, Dalfsen is one of several towns along the Overijssel section of the Vecht river never to have received city rights.
In 2015, archaeologists found a burial ground dating from the TRB-period (3000-2750 BC) containing 141 burial pits. The TRB dates back to the last phase of the Middle Neolithic period, which is known for its megalithic monuments in northern Europe.
Population centres
Notable people
Willem Lodewijk de Vos van Steenwijk (1859 – 1947), Dutch politician
Peter Nijkamp (born 1946), economist
Ilse Warringa (born 1975), actress
Sports
René Eijkelkamp (born 1964 ), footballer and coach
Erben Wennemars (born 1975), speed skater
Manon Nummerdor-Flier (born 1984), volleyball player
Korie Homan (born 1986), wheelchair tennis player, gold medalist at the 2008 Paralympics
Maikel Kieftenbeld (born 1990), professional footballer
Sport
The handball team SV Dalfsen Handbal is several times Dutch Champion.
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