English

English Español Français Italiano Nederlands Polski Português Türkçe Русский فارسی 日本語

Image by Herco on Pixabay · Pixabay License

EntityQ3032495· pop 13· linked from 23 articles

Olst

Olst is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel, about north of Deventer. It is located in the municipality of Olst-Wijhe.

Weather now

cached 443h ago

16°overcast clouds

82% 0.9 m/s OpenWeatherMap

7-day forecast

via Open-Meteo

Place details

Locality: Boskamp
Region: Overijssel
Country: Nederland
Population: 4,780
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

Settlement.name: Olst
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Jan Schamhartstraat, Olst - 2.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Aerial view of Olst
Settlement.image_flag: Olst vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Olst wapen.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Overijssel
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Olst-Wijhe
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the province of Overijssel in the Netherlands

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Population: 2633
Image: Jan Schamhartstraat, Olst - 2.jpg

Show 1 more fact

Commons category: Olst

Sources (6)

via Wikidata · CC0

~2 min read

Article

4 sections

Contents

History
Transportation
Gallery
References

Olst is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel, about north of Deventer. It is located in the municipality of Olst-Wijhe.

== History == The village was first mentioned in 947 Holsto. The etymology is unknown. Olst is an esdorp which developed along the IJssel river. In 1308, the dike along the river was built, and Olst became a stopover for the ships from Zwolle to Deventer.

Gallery (2)

On the map

3 mapped locations

Available in 12 languages

via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0