Overijssel

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Province of Overijssel Provincie Overijssel (Dutch) Pervincie Oaverysel (Dutch Low Saxon)
Province
Flag Coat of arms Brandmark
Anthem: "Aan de rand van Hollands gouwen [nl]" "On the edge of Holland's provinces"
Location of Overijssel in the Netherlands
Topography map of Overijssel
Country	Netherlands
Capital	Zwolle
Largest city	Enschede
Government
• King's Commissioner	Andries Heidema (CU)
• Council	Provincial Council of Overijssel
Area  (2023)[1]
• Total	3,421 km2 (1,321 sq mi)
• Land	3,317 km2 (1,281 sq mi)
• Water	104 km2 (40 sq mi)
• Rank	5th
Population  (1 January 2023)[2]
• Total	1,184,333
• Rank	6th
• Density	357/km2 (920/sq mi)
• Rank	7th
GDP [3]
• Total	€47.980 billion
• Per capita	€41,600
ISO 3166 code	NL-OV
Religion (2006)	Protestant 29% Catholic 26% Muslim 2% Others 6% Non-religious 37%
HDI (2021)	0.927[4] very high · 7th
Website	www.overijssel.nl

Overijssel (Dutch: [ˌoːvərˈɛisəl] ^ⓘ, lit. 'Over the IJssel'; Low German: Oaveriessel [ˌɒːvərˈiːsl̩]; German: Oberyssel) is a province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name translates to "across the IJssel" -- from the perspective of the Episcopal principality of Utrecht, which held the territory until 1528. The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle (pop. 132,441^[5]) and the largest city is Enschede (pop. 161,235). The province had a population of about 1,184,000 as of January 2023. The land mostly consists of grasslands and some forests (including Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park); it also borders a small part of the IJsselmeer to the west.