Eemnes () is a municipality and a village in the

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, in the province of

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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. Eemnes-Buiten received

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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 (; ; "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 Zurich, Friesland, Zurich in Friesland province, o ...

sealed off the Zuiderzee from the

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, 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 (1916 in Eemnes – 2002) was a Dutch orientalist and Indologist * Roland van Benthem (born 1968 in Emmeloord) a Dutch politician and is the current mayor of Eemnes since 2005.

Notable events

* 14 December 1917: Coastal class airship C.26 crash

Notable Places

* Het Huis Van Eemnes (a big building where there are gymnasiums that the local schools use, and also where a lot of events happen. * De Minnhof (basically just where most of the shops are including the

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and the Plus(former Coop). * De Eemnesser Polder (the

polder A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrology, hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as levee, dikes. The three types of polder are: # Land reclamation, Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a ...

of Eemnes, it makes up abot 80-90% of Eemnes and can look really cool when there is mist for example.

Fun Facts

* Eemnes is the most reachable town/city in The Netherlands according to

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in the program Nederland van boven

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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