Ysselsteyn | |
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Village | |
 St Oda Church | |
  Ysselsteyn Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands Ysselsteyn Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands Show map of Limburg, Netherlands | |
| Coordinates:51°29′24″N5°53′45″E / 51.49000°N 5.89583°E /51.49000; 5.89583 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Municipality | Venray |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.62 km2 (12.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 2,280 |
| • Density | 67.8/km2 (176/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5813[1] |
| Dialing code | 0478 |
Ysselsteyn is a village in themunicipality ofVenray inLimburg,Netherlands. It was established in 1921 and named after its designer, Hendrik Albert van IJsselsteyn, then Minister of Agriculture.[3] Ysselsteyn has an extensivehog raising industry.[4]
The Catholic St Oda Church is a square aisleless church with ridge turret. In 1944, it was damaged by war and rebuilt in 1947. In 1975, a carillon was built next to the church.[5]
Ysselsteyn's main object of interest is theYsselsteyn German war cemetery at Timmermansweg 73, which covers about 28 hectares (69 acres) and contains the graves of 31,598 German war dead, most of whom who died in the Netherlands duringWorld War II.[6]
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