Hellendoorn (;

Tweants Tweants (Tweants pronunciation: ; nl, Twents ) is a group of non-standardised, closely related Westphalian, Dutch Low Saxon dialects, descending from Old Saxon. It is spoken daily by approximately 62% of the population of Twente, a region in t ...

: ''Heldern'' or ''Healndoorn'') is a

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and

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

in the middle of the

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Overijssel Overijssel (, ; nds, Oaveriessel ; german: Oberyssel) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name translates to "across the IJssel", from the perspective of the ...

. As of 2019, the municipality had a population of 35,808. There is an

amusement park An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central ...

near the town of Hellendoorn called . At the outskirts of the town there is an ice cream factory from

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, where

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is produced for the European market.

Population centres

The municipality comprises: Towns: *

Nijverdal Nijverdal () is a town of approximately 25,000 inhabitants in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is the commercial centre of the municipality Hellendoorn. Nijverdal (which means ''Industrious Valley'') was founded in 1836 on the territory of t ...

(where the town hall is located) * Hamlets: *

Daarle Daarle (Dutch Low Saxon: ''Doarle'') is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel in the Salland region. It is part of the municipality of Hellendoorn. History The village was first mentioned the late-10th century as "in Darloe", and probab ...

Daarlerveen Daarlerveen 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.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. History ...

* * Egede * * * * * (former hamlet, now an integrated part of Nijverdal)

Topography

''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Hellendoorn, June 2015''

Geography

The central part of the municipality consists of a hilly and sparsely populated area that extends south into the municipality of

Rijssen-Holten Rijssen-Holten (; Sallaans: ''Riesn-Hooltn'') is a municipality (Dutch: '' gemeente'') 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. The ...

, called the

Sallandse Heuvelrug Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park is a national park in the Dutch province of Overijssel, located between the townships of Hellendoorn and Holten. In 2004, the Dutch Government changed the status of the area to National Park. The park is mainly m ...

(Salland Ridge). The highest point lies at about above

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and is part of the Noetselerberg. A large chunk of the area is covered by

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, but there are also

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. This scenery is now part of the

Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park is a national park in the Dutch province of Overijssel, located between the townships of Hellendoorn and Holten. In 2004, the Dutch Government changed the status of the area to National Park. The park is mainly ma ...

. Originally part of the region of

Salland Salland (Low Saxon: ''Sallaand'') is a historical dominion in the west and north of the present Dutch province of Overijssel. Nowadays Salland is usually used to indicate a region corresponding to the part of the former dominion more or less to th ...

, Hellendoorn is now administratively considered part of

Twente Twente ( nl, Twente , Tweants dialect: ''Tweante'') is a region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Germ ...

; a fact reflected in the inclusion of Hellendoorn in the

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of Twente (''Kaderwetgebied Regio Twente'') as defined by the

Dutch government The politics of the Netherlands take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, a constitutional monarchy, and a decentralised unitary state.''Civil service systems in Western Europe'' edited by A. J. G. M. Bekke, ...

History

The municipality of Hellendoorn is the only place in the Netherlands where gold mining took place. The Germans operated a

V-2 The V-2 (german: Vergeltungswaffe 2, lit=Retaliation Weapon 2), with the technical name ''Aggregat 4'' (A-4), was the world’s first long-range guided ballistic missile. The missile, powered by a liquid-propellant rocket engine, was develope ...

launching platform near the town of Hellendoorn during World War II, harassing the city of Antwerp.SS Werfer Abteilung 500 in Hellendoorn / Dalfsen, Holland Rudi Velthuis - Tracy Dungan - Ed Straten - Cor Lulof (From V2Rocket.com A-4 V-2 Resource site) On March, 22nd 1945, Nijverdal was severely bombed by allied bombers who were targeting the German Reichskommissar of Austrian origin

Arthur Seyss-Inquart Arthur Seyss-Inquart (German: Seyß-Inquart, ; 22 July 1892 16 October 1946) was an Austrian Austrian National Socialism, Nazi politician who served as Chancellor of Austria in 1938 for two days before the ''Anschluss''. His positions in Nazi Ge ...

. 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 the 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-1970s the quarter of 'het Lochter' arose here.

Notable residents

Ernst Bakker Ernst Carel Bakker (16 April 1946 – 8 February 2014) was a Dutch politician, alderman and member of the Democrats 66 political party. He served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1981 to 1982. He joined the Amsterdam City Counci ...

(1946 in Hellendoorn – 2014) a Dutch politician * Douwe Draaisma (born 1953 in Nijverdal) a Dutch psychologist and academic *

Herman Ponsteen Herman Ponsteen (born 27 March 1953 in Hellendoorn, Overijssel) is a retired track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country twice at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 (Munich, West Germany). Four years l ...

(born 1953 in Hellendoorn) Dutch track cyclist who won silver at the

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* Derk van Egmond (born 1956 in Hellendoorn) a Dutch track cyclist, competed in the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

Wim Woudsma Willem "Wim" Woudsma (11 August 1957 – 23 May 2019) was a Dutch footballer who played as a defender. Playing career Club Born in Nijverdal, Woudsma started his career at local amateur side Hulzense Boys and later joined the FC Twente youth sy ...

(1957 in Nijverdal – 2019) a Dutch footballer with 395 club caps

Gallery

File:Hellendoorn, korenmolen de Hoop RM21401 foto2 2014-10-04 12.15.jpg, Hellendoorn, windmill: korenmolen de Hoop File:Hellendoorn, de Dorpskerk RM21392 foto15 204-10-04 12.26.jpg, Hellendoorn, church: de Dorpskerk File:Hellendoorn, de Sint Sebastianuskerk GM-0163WN038 foto7 2014-10-04 12.414.jpg, Hellendoorn, church: de Sint Sebastianuskerk File:Hellendoorn, de Wippe (ook wel de Molen van Fakkert) RM21399 foto8 2014-10-04 12.51.jpg, Hellendoorn, windmill: de Wippe (ook wel de Molen van Fakkert) File:Rollercoaster Tornado Avonturenpark Hellendoorn Netherlands.jpg, Hellendoorn, Rollercoaster Tornado File:Tussen Hellendoorn en Daarle, de Regge foto5 2014-10-04 13.10.jpg, Between Hellendoorn and Daarle, river: de Regge File:Daarle, de Hervormde kerk GM-0163WN001 foto7 2014-10-04 13.45.jpg, Daarle, reformed church File:Nijverdal, de Sint- Antonius van Paduakerk GM0163WN07 IMG 5727 2020-05-31 11.28.jpg, Nijverdal, church: de Antonius van Paduakerk

References

External links

* {{Authority control Municipalities of Overijssel Populated places in Overijssel Salland Twente