Rossum

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Rossum

Total population

2,317

Coordinates52.35°, 6.93°

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

Overview

Rossum is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Dinkelland, and lies about 4 km north of Oldenzaal on the road to Ootmarsum.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Gert-Jan Bruggink

equestrian

E

Elles Leferink

Dutch volleyball player

Marcha

Dutch singer

Hennie Kuiper

road bicycle racer

Clemens Maria Franz von Bönninghausen

Physician, botanist and pioneer in the field of the homeopathy (1785-1864)

Johan Jongkind

Dutch painter and printmaker regarded as a forerunner of Impressionism (1819-1891)

Han Polman

King's Commissioner of Zeeland

Felix von Heijden

Dutch footballer and mayor (1890-1982)

Johannes Assuerus Ampzing

Dutch physician and theologian

Tom Veelers

Dutch road bicycle racer

Jos Lansink

equestrian

André Paus

Dutch association football player

Johann Georg van Caspel

Dutch architect and graphic designer (1870-1928)

P

Patrick Bosch

Dutch footballer (1964-2012)

H

Hans Petri

Dutch sculptor (1919-1996)

L

Laurens ten Den

Dutch actor, writer and theatre director

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

Nearby places in Overijssel

• Oldenzaal
  2.7 mi away · pop. 32,006
• Weerselo
  3 mi away · pop. 2,992
• Beuningen
  3.1 mi away · pop. 995
• De Lutte
  3.7 mi away · pop. 3,765
• Denekamp
  3.7 mi away · pop. 9,004
• Tilligte
  3.9 mi away · pop. 741
• Ootmarsum
  4.1 mi away · pop. 4,514
• Reutum
  4.4 mi away · pop. 1,346
• Oud Ootmarsum
  4.7 mi away · pop. 331
• Deurningen
  5.1 mi away · pop. 1,018
• Saasveld
  5.2 mi away · pop. 1,672
• Noord Deurningen
  5.3 mi away · pop. 1,018

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

Orange Mullein

Verbascum phlomoides

Seen 2026-10-02

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-10-02

Stubble Rosegill

Volvopluteus gloiocephalus

Seen 2026-09-30

Poplar Ladybird Beetle

Oenopia conglobata

Seen 2026-09-30

Spectacular Rustgill

Gymnopilus junonius

Seen 2026-09-29

weeping widow

Lacrymaria lacrymabunda

Seen 2026-09-29

European Firebug

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Seen 2026-09-29

bittersweet nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

Seen 2026-09-29

jewelled amanita

Amanita junquillea

Seen 2026-09-28

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

Official Identifiers