Ootmarsum
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 Overijssel
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| Residents | 4,510 (Jan 1, 2017) |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 24 ' N , 6 ° 54' E |
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| prefix | 0541 |
| Postcodes | 7631, 7634, 7636-7638 |
| Website | Homepage of Ootmarsum |
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Ootmarsum is a place in the Twente region . It belongs to the municipality of Dinkelland in the Dutch province of Overijssel . The population is around 4,500 (as of January 1, 2017).
history
The death of Bishop Radbod von Utrecht in Ootmarsum is documented for the year 917 . At that time there was already a small church or chapel in the village.
As a hub for trade from West-Nederland to North Germany, the place gained in importance and received city rights in 1314 , which included the right to hold a fair and the construction of defenses. Around 1600 the defenses were demolished along with two city gates.
Oomarsum also gained importance as an administrative center. It housed the episcopal Lehnhof and the commander of the Teutonic Order .
The place could hardly benefit from the industrial revolution due to the lack of transport connections - neither canal nor railroad ran through Ootmarsum. Therefore, the city has retained its medieval appearance to this day.
On March 22, 2001, the previously independent place was incorporated into the community of Denekamp.
tourism
Today Ootmarsum is known as the art city of the Dutch East with its many galleries. Leading the way is the Dutch painter Ton Schulten , who built an art museum in the center of town in 2013 at great expense.
Attractions
- town hall
- The two-story building dates from 1777. The hipped roof has an octagonal ridge turret with a clock. The three-axis north-east facade with corner pilasters has decorative elements in the shapes of the Rococo . The city coat of arms, which is held by two lions, can be seen above the entrance portal framed by pilaster strips.
- Cremershaus
- The merchant's house from 1656 is on Marktstraat 3. It was built as a half-timbered house, but was then given a stepped brick gable with volutes and other decorative elements made of Bentheim sandstone .
- Drostenhaus
- There is a small house on Walstraat, which is set apart from the neighboring buildings by a turret with a bell and a volute gable . The brick facade is complemented by sandstone elements. The double-leaf skylight door is framed like a portico .
- This was the seat of the Drosten von Twente, the representative of the sovereign, who was also responsible for the jurisdiction.
Town hall from 1777
Cremershus from 1656
Drosthoes
- Roman Catholic Church (H. H. Simon en Judaskerk)
- The building was constructed from Bentheim sandstone between 1196 and 1220. It is a pseudo-basilica of the Westphalian Romano-Gothic , as it is unique in the Netherlands. Originally the church had a west tower, which was demolished in 1839 due to disrepair and replaced by a wooden roof turret.
- Between 1639 and 1810, the church building was owned by the Dutch Reformed Church , but was on the orders of Napoleon I to the Roman Catholic Church returned.
- Dutch Reformed Church
- The reformed church, which was built after the main church was returned to the Roman Catholic community in 1810, is located on the Ganzenmarkt. The facade shows the shape of a classical ancient temple.
Catholic Church (1196 to 1220)
Reformed Church from 1810
Excursion destinations nearby
North of Ootmarsum is the scenic nature reserve Het Springendal .
In Twente, visitors to the Ootmarsum open-air museum can experience how the rural population lived in the past centuries.
The Wonderryck in Twente is an interactive natural history museum that shows the development of the landscape and the regional fauna.
The Cosmos discovery center for weather and astronomy is an observatory with a film room. In the planetarium, a dome with a diameter of six meters and a star projector, visitors can see the starry sky. In the observatory is the largest publicly accessible telescope in the Netherlands. A sundial can be seen in the garden.
The Singraven watermill is the only wood sawmill in the Netherlands. It is open to the public and has been run by volunteer millers from the “Molenstichting Lattrop-Tilligte” since 2011.
Sons and daughters
- Johann Georg van Caspel (1870–1928), painter, architect and poster artist
- Ton Schulten (* 1938), painter
- Han Polman (born 1963), politician
- Tom Veelers (* 1984), racing cyclist
literature
- City walk Ootmarsum - art guide of the city of Ootmarsum
Web links
- Place website (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on March 31, 2018 (Dutch)