Editing IJsselstein

{{Short description|City and municipality in Utrecht, Netherlands}}
{{for|the village in the municipality of Venray|Ysselsteyn}}
{{Infobox settlement
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| name                    = IJsselstein
| settlement_type         = [[Cities of the Netherlands|City]] and [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
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| image_skyline           = IJsselstein.IJssel.jpg
| image_alt               =
| image_caption           = ''[[Hollandse IJssel]]'' through IJsselstein with church and [[Gerbrandy Tower]] in background
| image_flag              = Flag of IJsselstein.svg
| flag_size               = 100x67px
| flag_alt                =
| image_shield            = IJsselstein wapen.svg
| shield_size             = 100x80px
| shield_alt              =
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| image_map               = Map - NL - Municipality code 0353 (2009).svg
| map_alt                 = Highlighted position of IJsselstein in a municipal map of Utrecht
| map_caption             = Location in Utrecht
| coordinates             = {{coord|52|1|N|5|2|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   =
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]]
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.ijsselstein.nl/internet/college_254/item/samenstelling_697.html
 |title       = Samenstelling
 |trans-title = Members
 |language    = nl
 |publisher   = Gemeente IJsselstein
 |access-date  = 7 April 2014
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20140408214650/http://www.ijsselstein.nl/internet/college_254/item/samenstelling_697.html
 |archive-date = 8 April 2014
}}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]]
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Patrick van Domburg]]
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| unit_pref               = Metric
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| area_footnotes          = <ref>{{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2          = {{Dutch municipality total area|IJsselstein}}
| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|IJsselstein}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|IJsselstein}}
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
 |title=Postcodetool for 3401BK
 |language=nl
 |work=Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
 |publisher=Het Waterschapshuis
 |access-date=7 April 2014
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
 |archive-date=21 September 2013
}}</ref>
| elevation_m             = 1
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| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}</ref>
| population_total        = {{Dutch municipality population|IJsselstein}}
| population_as_of        = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}
| population_density_km2  = {{Dutch municipality population density|IJsselstein}} <!-- For automatic calculation: auto-->
| population_demonym      = IJsselsteiner(s)
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| timezone                = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset              = +1
| timezone_DST            = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST          = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 3400–3404
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 030
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.ijsselstein.nl}}
| footnotes               =
}}
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'''IJsselstein''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɛisəlstɛin|-|Nl-IJsselstein.ogg}}) is a municipality and city in the [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]]. IJsselstein received [[City rights in the Netherlands|city rights]] in 1331. IJsselstein owes its name to the river [[Hollandse IJssel]] which flows through the city. It is a major [[commuting]] suburb for the [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]] area, along with the neighbouring towns [[Houten]] and [[Nieuwegein]] (in part due to the ''[[Utrecht sneltram|Sneltram]]'' [[light rail]] line serving the area). It is surrounded by the municipalities of Utrecht, [[Montfoort]], [[Lopik]], [[Vijfheerenlanden]] and Nieuwegein.

==Sights==

The city has an old town, surrounded by a small canal. A castle stood in IJsselstein from 1300 to 1888; the tower survived. The city has two large churches, both named after [[St. Nicholas]]: the [[Dutch Reformed Church|Dutch Reformed]] Nicolaas church, founded in 1310, and a [[Roman Catholic]] church. Inside the Protestant church there are two mausoleums; one of the family of [[Gijsbrecht van Amstel]] (1350) and another of {{Interlanguage link multi|Aleida van Culemborg|nl}} (1475). The catholic basilica of St. Nicolaas dates from 1887 and is [[neo-Gothic]]. It was given the title of '[[Basilica Minor]]' by [[Pope Paul VI]] in 1972.

A 366.8 metres high television mast, called the [[Gerbrandy Tower]], is located in IJsselstein. The tower is commonly, and erroneously, referred to as ''Zendmast Lopik'', after the nearby village of Lopik.

==Topography==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Gem-IJsselstein-OpenTopo.jpg|Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of IJsselstein, June 2015
File:Yselstein 1649 Blaeu 1 van 4.jpg|1649 map of IJsselstein in [[Willem Blaeu|Willem]] and [[Joan Blaeu]]'s "Toonneel der Steden"
</gallery>

== Notable people ==
[[File:MichelVorm.jpg|thumb|Michel Vorm, 2007]]
* [[Arnold, Lord of IJsselstein]] (1304–1363), the second Lord of IJsselstein and Stoutenburg
* [[Maximiliaan of Egmont]] (1509–1548), Count of Buren and Leerdam, and the [[Stadtholder]] of Friesland 1540 to 1548
* [[Patrick van den Brink]] (born 1967), a former mayor of IJsselstein
* [[Marijke van Beukering-Huijbregts]] (born 1971), a former alderwoman of IJsselstein
* [[Michel Vorm]] (born 1983), a retired football goalkeeper
* [[Nicki Pouw-Verweij]] (born 1991), a physician and politician
* [[Lieke van Lexmond]] (born 1982), an actress, model and TV host
[[File:Lieke-van-Lexmond.jpg|thumb|Lieke van Lexmond]]

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Toren.Nicolaasbasiliek.IJsselstein.jpg|Catholic basilica
File:IJsselstein.toren.jpg|Tower of the former castle
File:Achtersloot.120.IJsselstein.jpg|Achtersloot 120, IJsselstein
File:Ijsselstein kerk.jpg|Protestant church
File:HistorischStadhuis.IJsselstein.jpg|Historisch Stadhuis, IJsselstein
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|IJsselstein}}
* {{Official website|https://www.ijsselstein.nl/}}

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = IJsselstein
 | North     = [[Utrecht]]
 | East      = [[Nieuwegein]]
 | South     = ''[[Lek (river)|Lek]]''<br/>[[Vijfheerenlanden]]
 | West      = [[Montfoort]]<br/>[[Lopik]]
}}

{{Utrecht Province}}

{{Authority control}}

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