Hattem () is a

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and a city in the eastern

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. The municipality had a population of in . The municipality includes the hamlet of 't Zand.

Name origin

The name “Hattem” is a typical farmyard name. The exact origin of “Hattem” is yet unclear. In general two explanation exist. Hattem would be the ‘heem’ (home) of a people who belong to the tribe of Chattuarii (or Hattuarii or Hatten). A second origin could refer to the leader of a people under the leader Hatto. This fits with the fact that a lot of farmyard names are deduced from persons names.

History

A document referring to Hattem is found is dated around 800. This document is the Codex Laureshamensis, in which the settlement Hattem is mentioned because two farmhouses in this place are donated to the Lorsch abbey.

Established as parish

Despite this early statement, no church or chapel was built in Hattem. In 1176 Hattem became a parish (‘kerspel’). The chapel, measuring 17,5 by 9,5 meter, was not built at the current city centre, but at the Gaedsberg (‘Gods-mountain’). The borders of the parish coincide with the latter borders of the jurisdiction Hattem. Hattem obtained

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in 1299 from the landgrave Reinoud I van Gelre. In the decades before a fortified town is founded at the northern border of the Veluwe. The city plan lies around the current church. The tower of this church is dated to the 12th century which indicates that, beside the parish church at the Gaedsberg, a chapel was present at the current city centre of Hattem. With obtaining town privileges, both the religious and the legal centre were moved. The new church and the city are dedicated to the apostle Andreas. Hattem was a member of the

Hanseatic League The Hanseatic League was a Middle Ages, medieval commercial and defensive network of merchant guilds and market towns in Central Europe, Central and Northern Europe, Northern Europe. Growing from a few Northern Germany, North German towns in the ...

, one of nine Dutch cities. It joined shortly after 1294 and presumably playes a very minor role. The last mention of connection to Hanse was in 1615.

Later history

In 1401, duke William of Guelders donated the Hoenwaard to the citizens of Hattem, in order to feed their cattle and to manufacture bricks for their houses. In 1404 the castle St. Lucia was built, which became known as the “Dikke Tinne” (the fat merlon). The reason can be found in the thick castle walls, at that time the thickest walls found in the Netherlands. In 1778, the castle was torn down, in order to use the bricks to build houses. In 1786, both Hattem and Elburg became known as centres of the

Patriottentijd The (; ) was a period of political instability in the Dutch Republic between approximately 1780 and 1787. Its name derives from the Patriots () faction who opposed the rule of the stadtholder, William V, Prince of Orange, and his supporters who ...

, a political faction. These movements however were successfully suppressed by stadtholder William V.

Other information

Hattem had a railway station from 21 November 1887 until 8 October 1950. The current mayor of Hattem is Marleen Sanderse ( CDA). Hattem, bordering the forests of ‘ De Veluwe’ and along the

IJssel The IJssel (; ) is a Dutch distributary of the river Rhine that flows northward and ultimately discharges into the IJsselmeer (before the 1932 completion of the Afsluitdijk known as the Zuiderzee), a North Sea natural harbour. It more immediatel ...

river has much to offer: cosy terraces, interesting museums, a large variety of authentic shops an annually returning events. Hattem celebrates ''De dikke tinne festival'' every two years in a medieval atmosphere.

Notable residents

* John III of Egmont (1438–1516) first Count of Egmont and

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of Holland, Zeeland and West-Friesland *

Herman Willem Daendels Herman Willem Daendels (21 October 1762 – 2 May 1818) was a Dutch military officer and colonial administrator who served as governor-general of the Dutch East Indies from 1808 to 1811. Early life Herman Willem Daendels was born on 21 October 1 ...

(1762-1818), Dutch politician, 36th

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, 1808 to 1811 * Jan Voerman (1857–1941) a Dutch painter * Luite Klaver (1870–1960) a Dutch painter, lithographer and inventor * Willem Jacob van Stockum (1910–1944) a mathematician, contributed to

general relativity General relativity, also known as the general theory of relativity, and as Einstein's theory of gravity, is the differential geometry, geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1915 and is the current description of grav ...

* Henri Wassenbergh (1924-2014) a Dutch academic, professor of law, and writer * Robert Long (1943-2006) a Dutch singer and television presenter * Ellen Spijkstra (born 1957) Dutch ceramic artist and photographer

Sport

* Jan van Raalte (born 1968) a football manager and former professional player with 324 club caps *

Ellen Kuipers Ellen Marchien Dubbeldam-Kuipers (born 8 April 1971 in Hattem, Gelderland) is a former field hockey forward from the Netherlands, who played a total number of 94 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team, in which she scored 32 ...

(born 1971) a former field hockey forward, team bronze medallist at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

Sightseeing

Gallery

Image:Hattem_kerk.jpg, Church of Hattem Image:Hattem, de Dijkpoort RM20937 foto2 2013-07-15 17.15.jpg, Hattem, town-gate ''de Dijkpoort'' Image:2007-04-23 11.10 Hattem, monumentaal horecapand.JPG, House of

Image:Hattem 267.JPG, het Warme Land Image:Hattem 271.JPG, Kerkhofstraat Image:Windmolen Hattem.jpg, Windmill ''De Fortuin'' File:Monding van het Apeldoorns Kanaal in de IJssel bij Hattem - Hattem - 20359846 - RCE.jpg, Monding van het Apeldoorns Kanaal in de IJssel bij Hattem - Hattem File:Hattem, Netherlands - panoramio (21).jpg, Hattem Image:Hattem 252.JPG, Citywall at the level of the Daendelspoortje

References

External links

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Official websiteHattem Synagogue
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