Hellendoorn

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Field	Value
name	Hellendoorn
settlement_type	Town and municipality
image_skyline	Hellendoorn.jpg
image_caption	Looking toward the Hellendoorn town centre
image_flag	Hellendoorn vlag.svg
flag_size	100x67px
image_shield	Hellendoorn wapen.svg
shield_size	100x80px
image_map	Map - NL - Municipality code 0163 (2009).svg
map_alt	Highlighted position of Hellendoorn in a municipal map of Overijssel
map_caption	Location in Overijssel
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Netherlands
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Overijssel
government_footnotes	{{cite web
url	http://www.hellendoorn.nl/politiek-gemeente/burgemeester-en-wethouders/
title	Burgemeester en wethouders
trans-title	Mayor and aldermen
language	nl
publisher	Gemeente Hellendoorn
access-date	29 March 2014
archive-url	https://web.archive.org/web/20140408124436/http://www.hellendoorn.nl/politiek-gemeente/burgemeester-en-wethouders/
archive-date	8 April 2014
url-status	dead
governing_body	Municipal council
leader_party	VVD
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Jorrit Eijbersen
unit_pref	Metric
area_footnotes
area_total_km2
area_land_km2
area_water_km2
elevation_footnotes	{{cite web
url	http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
title	Postcodetool for 7442MA
language	nl
work	Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
publisher	Het Waterschapshuis
access-date	29 March 2014
url-status	dead
archive-url	https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
archive-date	21 September 2013
elevation_m	10
elevation_max_footnotes	tags --
elevation_min_footnotes	tags --
population_footnotes
population_total
population_as_of
population_density_km2
timezone	CET
utc_offset	+1
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postcode
postal_code	7440–7449, 7687–7689
area_code_type	Area code
area_code	0546, 0548
website
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| population_demonym = | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postcode | postal_code = 7440–7449, 7687–7689 | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = 0546, 0548 | website = | footnotes = Hellendoorn (; Tweants: Heldern or Healndoorn) is a municipality and town in the middle of the Dutch province of Overijssel. As of 2019, the municipality had a population of 35,808.

There is an amusement park near the town of Hellendoorn called . At the outskirts of the town there is an ice cream factory from Unilever, where Ben & Jerry's is produced for the European market.

Population centres

The municipality comprises:

Towns:

Nijverdal (where the town hall is located)

Hamlets:

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

Topography

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Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Hellendoorn, June 2015

Geography

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The central part of the municipality consists of a hilly and sparsely populated area that extends south into the municipality of Rijssen-Holten, 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 Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park.

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.

History

The municipality of Hellendoorn is the only place in the Netherlands where gold mining took place. However, mining for gold proved to yield close to nothing in the early 20th century. This is why searching for gold was soon completely abandoned.

The Germans operated a V-2 launching platform near the town of Hellendoorn during World War II, harassing the city of Antwerp.

On March, 22nd 1945, Nijverdal was severely bombed by allied bombers who were targeting the Zwolle-Almelo railway, which is located in town. Over 70 people were killed, mainly at the Grotestraat and Rijssensestraat.

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 (1946 in Hellendoorn – 2014) a Dutch politician
Douwe Draaisma (born 1953 in Nijverdal) a Dutch psychologist and academic
Herman Ponsteen (born 1953 in Hellendoorn) Dutch track cyclist who won silver at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Derk van Egmond (born 1956 in Hellendoorn) a Dutch track cyclist, competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics
Wim Woudsma (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

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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)

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