Hellendoorn
Encyclopedia
Hellendoorn is a municipality
and a town in the middle of the Dutch
province
of Overijssel
.
Towns:
Hamlets:
There is an amusement park
near the town of Hellendoorn called Avonturenpark Hellendoorn. Their slogan is "Come by if you dare!".
, called the Sallandse Heuvelrug (Salland Ridge). The highest point lies at about 70 m above sea level
and is part of the Noetselerberg. A large chunk of the area is covered by forest
, but there are also heathlands
. This scenery is now part of the National Park Sallandse Heuvelrug.
Originally part of the region of Salland
, Hellendoorn is now administratively considered part of Twente
; a fact reflected in the inclusion of Hellendoorn in the city region
of Twente (Kaderwetgebied Regio Twente) as defined by the Dutch government
.
The Germans operated a V-2
launching platform near the town of Hellendoorn during World War II, harassing the city of London.
On March, 22nd 1945, Nijverdal was severely bombed by allied bombers who were going after the German Reichskommissar of Austrian origine Arthur Seyss-Inquart
. Seyss-Inquart was fleeing the advancing Allied forces and had set up his temporary headquarters in the Reformed School in Nijverdal, but had already left town at the time of the bombing. Over 70 people were killed, mainly at de Grotestraat.
A small part of the film A Bridge Too Far was filmed near Hellendoorn.
In 1955, part of the municipality of Wierden was annexed (Eversberg, Konijnenbelt, Slettenhaar and Lochter) which is the only part of the municipality located on originally Twente soil. In the late 70's the quarter of 'het Lochter' arose here.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
and a town in the middle of the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
of Overijssel
Overijssel
Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede...
.
Population centres
The municipality comprises:Towns:
- Hellendoorn
- NijverdalNijverdalNijverdal is a town of approximately 25.000 inhabitants in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is the commercial centre of the municipality Hellendoorn....
Hamlets:
- Daarle
- DaarlerveenDaarlerveenDaarlerveen is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Hellendoorn, about 2 km south of the town of Vroomshoop.-References:...
- Eelen en Rhaan
- Egede
- Haarle
- Hancate
- HulsenHülsenHülsen is a German surname and may refer to:*August Ludwig Hülsen , philosopher*Dietrich von Hülsen-Haeseler , general*Christian Hülsen , historian*Bernhard von Hülsen , general*Hans von Hülsen , writer...
- Marle.
- Noetsele (former hamlet, now an integrated part of Nijverdal)
There is an amusement park
Amusement park
thumb|Cinderella Castle in [[Magic Kingdom]], [[Disney World]]Amusement and theme parks are terms for a group of entertainment attractions and rides and other events in a location for the enjoyment of large numbers of people...
near the town of Hellendoorn called Avonturenpark Hellendoorn. Their slogan is "Come by if you dare!".
Geography
The central part of the municipality consists of a hilly and sparsely populated area that extends south into the municipality of Rijssen-HoltenRijssen-Holten
Rijssen-Holten is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel.The municipality was formed in 2001 by the joining of the municipalities of Holten and Rijssen...
, called the Sallandse Heuvelrug (Salland Ridge). The highest point lies at about 70 m above sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
and is part of the Noetselerberg. A large chunk of the area is covered by forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
, but there are also heathlands
Heath (habitat)
A heath or heathland is a dwarf-shrub habitat found on mainly low quality acidic soils, characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, often dominated by plants of the Ericaceae. There are some clear differences between heath and moorland...
. This scenery is now part of the National Park Sallandse Heuvelrug.
Originally part of the region of Salland
Salland
Salland is a historical dominion in the west and north of the present Dutch province of Overijssel. It is probably named after the Salian Franks, who are thought to originate from Salland...
, Hellendoorn is now administratively considered part of Twente
Twente
Twente is a non-administrative region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel...
; a fact reflected in the inclusion of Hellendoorn in the city region
City region
The term city region has been in use since about 1950 by urbanists, economists and urban planners to mean a metropolitan area and hinterland which has a shared and formal administrative government...
of Twente (Kaderwetgebied Regio Twente) as defined by the Dutch government
Cabinet of the Netherlands
The cabinet of the Netherlands is the main executive body of the Dutch government. The current cabinet of the Netherlands is the Rutte cabinet.-Composition and role:...
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History
The municipality of Hellendoorn is the only place in the Netherlands where gold mining took place.The Germans operated a V-2
V-2 rocket
The V-2 rocket , technical name Aggregat-4 , was a ballistic missile that was developed at the beginning of the Second World War in Germany, specifically targeted at London and later Antwerp. The liquid-propellant rocket was the world's first long-range combat-ballistic missile and first known...
launching platform near the town of Hellendoorn during World War II, harassing the city of London.
On March, 22nd 1945, Nijverdal was severely bombed by allied bombers who were going after the German Reichskommissar of Austrian origine Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Arthur Seyss-Inquart was a Chancellor of Austria, lawyer and later Nazi official in pre-Anschluss Austria, the Third Reich and for wartime Germany in Poland and the Netherlands...
. Seyss-Inquart was fleeing the advancing Allied forces and had set up his temporary headquarters in the Reformed School in Nijverdal, but had already left town at the time of the bombing. Over 70 people were killed, mainly at de Grotestraat.
A small part of the film A Bridge Too Far was filmed near Hellendoorn.
In 1955, part of the municipality of Wierden was annexed (Eversberg, Konijnenbelt, Slettenhaar and Lochter) which is the only part of the municipality located on originally Twente soil. In the late 70's the quarter of 'het Lochter' arose here.
Born in Hellendoorn
- Herman PonsteenHerman PonsteenHerman Ponsteen is a retired track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country twice at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 . Four years later he won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, in the Men's 4.000m Individual...
(born 1953), Dutch track cyclist who won silver at the 1976 Summer Olympics1976 Summer OlympicsThe 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...