Dalfsen
Sign in to saveDalfsen (; Dutch Low Saxon: ) 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.
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- Dalfsen
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- Municipality
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- Dalfsen Skyline.JPG
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- Dalfsen town centre
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- Flag of Dalfsen.svg
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- 100x67px
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- Coat of arms of Dalfsen.svg
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- 100x80px
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- Map - NL - Municipality code 0148 (2009).svg
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- Highlighted position of Dalfsen in a municipal map of Overijssel
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- Location in Overijssel
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- Country
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- Netherlands
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- Province
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- Overijssel
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- Municipal council
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- Mayor
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- Michael Sijbom (CDA)
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Dalfsen (; Dutch Low Saxon: ) 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.