Hattem

The title of this article is ambiguous. On the Dutch theologian and religious philosopher see Pontiaan van Hattem .

Hattem parish

flag	coat of arms
province	Gelderland
mayor	Toon van Asseldonk ( D66 ; acting)
Seat of the municipality	Hattem
Area  - land  - water	24.16  km 2 23.08 km 2 1.08 km 2
CBS code	0244
Residents	12,178 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density	504 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates	52 ° 29 ′  N , 6 ° 4 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 29 ′  N , 6 ° 4 ′  E
Important traffic route
prefix	038
Postcodes	8051-8052
Website	Homepage of Hattem
Topographic map of Hattem

Hattem ( listen ^{? / I} ) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland , northeast of the Veluwe with 12,178 inhabitants.

Location and economy

Hattem is located on Rijksweg 50 , Arnhem - Zwolle , only four kilometers south of Zwolle and on the IJssel (marina). Hattem has some industries, u. a. Materials for building construction and civil engineering . But tourism is more important.

history

The first documented testified in the 9th century for a hat home site received the 1299 city law . Because of its location on the IJssel opposite Zwolle in Overijssel , it was strategically important for the Duchy of Geldern in the Middle Ages . For some time it was a member of the Hanseatic League . In 1629 it was besieged by Spanish troops in vain during the Eighty Years' War . Hattem was also occupied by troops from the Prince-Bishop of Munster from 1672 to 1673 . After 1700 trade and with it the economic importance of the city declined sharply. In the 20th century, working commuters settled in Zwolle , including many wealthy people who live in the wooded residential area south of the old town.

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018  % 30th 20th 10 0 28.0 23.4 18.0 16.5 14.1 CU CDA PvdA VVD D66 Gains and losses compared to 2014  % p  10    8th    6th    4th    2    0   -2   -4   -6 +10.0 -5.2 +2.8 -2.2 -5.5 CU CDA PvdA VVD D66

The municipal council has been formed as follows since 2006:

Political party	Seats
	2006	2010	2014	2018
ChristenUnie	4th	4th	3	4th
CDA	3	3	4th	4th
PvdA	6th	4th	2	3
VVD	2	3	3	2
D66	-	1	3	2
total	15th	15th	15th	15th

mayor

Toon van Asseldonk ( D66 ) has been the provisional mayor of the municipality since September 24, 2019 . His colleagues include the alderman Martijn Hospers (CDA), Auke Schipper ( ChristenUnie ), Carla Broekhuis-Bonte ( PvdA ) and the community secretary Daniël van der Weerd.

Attractions

Hattem has a well-preserved, picturesque town center, with many old houses from the 16th to 18th centuries. The 15th century Deichtor is the town's landmark. The town hall (1619–1625) and the Gothic St. Andrew's Church (Grote of Andreaskerk) are also worth seeing.

Hattem has a few small museums:

• the bakery museum (where children can bake bread themselves)
• the Anton Pieck Museum about the artist Anton Franciscus Pieck from Haarlem (1895–1987), whose romantic drawings from the “ good old days ” also adorn many calendars and books (especially fairy tales).

gallery

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  town hall

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  Steeple of the Andreas Church

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  city ​​wall

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  City center

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  House protected as a Rijksmonument

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  House facades

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  City gate

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  Street

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  Restaurant in a monumental building

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  Drawbridge over the Konijnenbergerweg

Town twinning

•  Püspökladány , Hungary

Web links

Commons : Hattem  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Hattem in the Topographia Circuli Burgundici (Mathäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

• Website of the municipality (Dutch)
• Tourist website of Hattem (Dutch)
• Bakery Museum website (Dutch)
• Website of the Anton Pieck Museum (Dutch)
• Voermanmuseum website (Dutch)
• Illustration by Frans Hogenberg from 1580: How Hattem in Frieslandt from the foreground of Male Content is saved ( digitized version )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Bernardo van Hal: Van Asseldonk burgemeester in Hattem. In: de Gelderlander . De Persgroep Nederland , September 19, 2019, accessed October 4, 2019 (Dutch). 
2. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
3. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on July 13, 2018 (Dutch)
4. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on July 13, 2018 (Dutch)
5. ↑ Samenstelling ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Gemeente Hattem, accessed July 13, 2018 (Dutch)