Rotation detection device (1) comprising: a detected element (2) mounted on a rotating element (11) and having multiple
magnetic poles arranged circumferentially around an axis of rotation (O) of the rotating element (11); and a sensor section (3) mounted on a stationary element (9) that does not rotate with the rotation of the rotating element (11) and is arranged so that it faces the detected element (2); wherein a retaining hole (90) for holding the sensor section (3), which penetrates the stationary element (9) in a radial direction to the axis of rotation (O), is formed in the stationary element (12), wherein the sensor section (3) is inserted into the retaining hole (90) in the radial direction to the axis of rotation (O), wherein the sensor section (3) comprises: several magnetic sensors (30), each comprising a plate-shaped detection section (300) comprising a
magnetism detection element for detecting a
magnetic field from the detected element (2), a
signal processing circuit for
processing a
signal output by the
magnetism detection element, and a cover that jointly covers the
magnetism detection element and the
signal processing circuit, wherein the sensor section (3) comprises a housing section (31) that jointly covers the multiple magnetic sensors (30), wherein the detection sections (300) are stacked in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation (O) in which the sensor section (3) and the detected element (2) face each other, and wherein the sensor section (3) comprises two magnetic sensors (30), wherein the magnetic sensor (30) located furthest from the detected element (2) has a higher sensitivity than the magnetic sensor (30) located closest to the detected element (2), and wherein the magnetic sensor (30) located on a side closer to the detected element (2) comprises a Hall IC and the magnetic sensor (30) located on the side opposite the detected element (2) comprises a
GMR sensor, an AMR sensor or a TMR sensor.