Hellendoorn

Hellendoorn
Looking toward the Hellendoorn town centre
Looking toward the Hellendoorn town centre
Flag of Hellendoorn
Coat of arms of Hellendoorn
Highlighted position of Hellendoorn in a municipal map of Overijssel
Location in Overijssel
Coordinates: 52°22′N 6°28′E / 52.367°N 6.467°E / 52.367; 6.467
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceOverijssel
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorJorrit Eijbersen (VVD)
Area
 • Total138.99 km2 (53.66 sq mi)
 • Land137.91 km2 (53.25 sq mi)
 • Water1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Elevation10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total35,932
 • Density261/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
7440–7449, 7687–7689
Area code0546, 0548
Websitewww.hellendoorn.nl

Hellendoorn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦɛlə(n)ˈdoːr(ə)n] ; Tweants: Heldern or Healndoorn) is a municipality and town in the middle of the Dutch province of Overijssel. As of 2019, the municipality had a population of 35,808.

There is an amusement park near the town of Hellendoorn called Avonturenpark Hellendoorn [nl]. At the outskirts of the town there is an ice cream factory from Unilever, where Ben & Jerry's is produced for the European market.

  1. ^ "Burgemeester en wethouders" [Mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Hellendoorn. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 7442MA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.