Heino is a village in the province of

Overijssel Overijssel (; ; ; ) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name comes from the perspective of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht, Episcopal principality of Utrecht ...

in the

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. It belongs to the municipality of

Raalte Raalte () is a municipality and a town in the heart of the region of Salland in the Dutch province of Overijssel. Population centres The municipality consists of the following towns and villages. Raalte is the main place of the municipality, w ...

and it has 7,080 inhabitants (January 2018). The village has a

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along the railway

Zwolle Zwolle () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the Capital city, capital of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Overijssel ...

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and it can also be reached by the road N35. Heino was a separate municipality until 2001, when it merged with

to form a new municipality with the name Raalte. Heino is a very touristic village with many estates and country houses. South-west of Heino, just across the railroad and the border to the municipality

Olst-Wijhe Olst-Wijhe () is a municipality in the province of Overijssel, eastern Netherlands. It borders the Overijssel municipalities of Zwolle to the north, Raalte to the north and east and Deventer to the south; and the Gelderland municipalities of Voors ...

, stands the castle Nijenhuis. It hosts an important art museum ( Constant Permeke, Van Gogh et al.). Around the castle is a sculpture garden (Ossip Zadkine et al.). Every third week of August the village celebrates the 'Pompdagen' (Pumpdays), mentioned after the local ''Leugenpompe'' village pump. The highlight of a series of joyful events is the so-called "Daggie Old Heino", including trades and handicraft from the past; markets and folk music. It draws thousands of visitors to Heino.

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* {{Authority control Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2001 Populated places in Overijssel Former municipalities of Overijssel Raalte