Eemnes () is a municipality and a village in the

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, in the province of

Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Net ...

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. 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 traditio ...

in 1345; Eemnes-Binnen was granted city rights in 1439. Gem-Eemnes-OpenTopo

''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 ...

, 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

Johannes Gijsbertus de Casparis Johannes Gijsbertus de Casparis (31 May 1916, Eemnes – 19 June 2002, Wassenaar) was a Dutch orientalist and indologist. Early years After attending Barlaeus Gymnasium in Amsterdam, De Casparis started piano study at the conservatory of Amster ...

(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'') i ...

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 mayor of Eemnes. Biog ...

(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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