Eemnes () is a municipality and a village in the
Netherlands
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, in the province of
Utrecht
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The town of Eemnes
Eemnes formerly consisted of two villages, Eemnes-Binnen ("Inner Eemnes") and Eemnes-Buiten ("Outer Eemnes"). These names referred to the location of the villages with respect to the dyke of the river
Eem
The Eem (; formerly the Amer) is a river in the central Netherlands with a length of approximately .
The river is fed by the Vallei Canal and a number of Veluwe creeks, the most important of which are the Heiligenberger Beek, the Barneveldse Beek ...
.
Eemnes-Buiten received
city rights
Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the tradition ...
in 1345; Eemnes-Binnen was granted city rights in 1439.
''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Eemnes, June 2015''
Pools
Until 1932, when the
Afsluitdijk
The ''Afsluitdijk'' (; fry, Ofslútdyk; nds-nl, Ofsluutdiek; en, "Closure Dyke") is a major dam and causeway in the Netherlands. It was constructed between 1927 and 1932 and runs from Den Oever in North Holland province to the village of ...
sealed off the Zuiderzee from the
North Sea
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian S ...
, the weak dykes in this part of the country would occasionally break during storms. This resulted in the formation of pools, which in Dutch are called "''waaien''" or "''wielen''". Because they could be tens of meters in diameter and several metres deep, landowners often did not make the effort of filling them up. Because they symbolize man's battle against the sea and are relatively rare, provincial authorities designated them "geological monuments" in June 2005.
[Marlet, George (June 23, 2005). ''Pareltjes in het landschap van de Eem''. Trouw (newspaper), p. 7.]
Notable people
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Johannes Gijsbertus de Casparis (1916 in Eemnes – 2002) was a Dutch
orientalist and
Indologist
Indology, also known as South Asian studies, is the academic study of the history and cultures, languages, and literature of the Indian subcontinent, and as such is a subset of Asian studies.
The term ''Indology'' (in German, ''Indologie'') is o ...
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Roland van Benthem
Roland van Benthem (born 24 February 1968 in Emmeloord) is a Dutch politician and former civil servant. Being a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) he currently is burgemeester, mayor of ...
(born 1968 in Emmeloord) a Dutch politician and Mayor of Eemnes since 2005
Gallery
Image:Church eemnes NL.jpg, Church in Eemnes-Binnen
File:Eemnesservaart vanaf Eemnessersluis.jpg, Eemnesservaart vanaf Eemnessersluis
File:Characteristic old Dutch houses at the center of Eemnes makes biking enjoyable - panoramio.jpg, Characteristic old Dutch houses at the center of Eemnes
File:Samenwerking.JPG, Samenwerking
File:Eemnes Wakkerendijk 120.JPG, Eemnes Wakkerendijk
References
External links
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Official website
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Municipalities of Utrecht (province)
Populated places in Utrecht (province)