Genemuiden

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Genemuiden

Total population

10,309

Coordinates52.62°, 6.04°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Genemuiden is a city located in the north western part of the Province of Overijssel. It received city rights in 1275, which is also the first time Genemuiden gets mentioned in history.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

K

Kiliaen van Rensselaer

(1586-1643) Netherlands merchant

Gerard Nijboer

Dutch long-distance runner

J

Jan Pelleboer

Dutch television meteorologist (1924-1992)

Eelco Gelling

Dutch guitarist

Jan de Koning

Dutch politician (1926-1994)

G

Gerard Carel Coenraad Vatebender

Dutch politician

Thijs Drupsteen

Dutch university teacher

Evert Hoving

Dutch middle-distance runner

Afke Schaart

Dutch politician and manager

A

Albert Beens

Dutch resistance fighter (1918-1944)

G

Gert Abma

Dutch football player

A

Arnold B. Bakker

Dutch psychologist

A

Andries Beeckman

Dutch painter (1628-1664)

M

Martijn Jansen

Dutch association football player

H

Harm van Dalfzen

Dutch football player

R

Rico Wolven

Dutch footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Overijssel

• Zwartsluis
  1.8 mi away · pop. 4,848
• Heetveld
  3 mi away · pop. 950
• Hasselt
  3.1 mi away · pop. 7,148
• Belt-Schutsloot
  3.3 mi away · pop. 565
• Sint Jansklooster
  4.2 mi away · pop. 1,530
• Grafhorst
  5.3 mi away · pop. 1,010
• Vollenhove
  5.6 mi away · pop. 4,195
• IJsselmuiden
  5.9 mi away · pop. 12,150
• Rouveen
  6 mi away · pop. 3,755
• 's-Heerenbroek
  6.2 mi away · pop. 660
• Wanneperveen
  6.6 mi away · pop. 1,275
• Staphorst
  7.1 mi away · pop. 10,510

Browse all places in Overijssel →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

deceiver

Laccaria laccata

Seen 2026-10-01

Small White

Pieris rapae

Seen 2026-09-30

Tawny Grisette

Amanita fulva

Seen 2026-09-28

Variable Cockroach

Planuncus tingitanus

Seen 2026-09-28

Garden Snail

Cornu aspersum

Seen 2026-09-27

Common Darter

Sympetrum striolatum

Seen 2026-09-27

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Seen 2026-09-27

Petty Spurge

Euphorbia peplus

Seen 2026-09-27

Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Seen 2026-09-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers