Hellendoorn

Geschiedenis

Hellendoorn is a municipality and a town in the middle of the Dutch province of Overijssel.There is an amusement park near the town of Hellendoorn called Avonturenpark Hellendoorn.Population centresThe municipality comprises:Towns: Hellendoorn Nijverdal Hamlets: Daarlerveen Egede (former hamlet, now an integrated part of Nijverdal)Topography450pxDutch topographic map of the municipality of Hellendoorn, June 2015GeographyThe central part of the municipality consists of a hilly and sparsely populated area that extends south into the municipality of Rijssen-Holten, called the Sallandse Heuvelrug (Salland Ridge). The highest point lies at about above sea level and is part of the. A large chunk of the area is covered by forest, but there are also heathlands. This scenery is now part of the Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park.Originally part of the region of Salland, Hellendoorn is now administratively considered part of Twente; a fact reflected in the inclusion of Hellendoorn in the city region of Twente (Kaderwetgebied Regio Twente) as defined by the Dutch government.