Heemse
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Heemse (
Dutch Low Saxon Dutch Low Saxon ( or ''Nederlaands Nedersaksies''; ) are Low Saxon dialects from the Low German language that are spoken in the northeastern Netherlands and are mostly, but not exclusively, written with local, unstandardised orthographies base ...
: ''Hiemse'') is a neighbourhood of
Hardenberg Hardenberg (; or '' 'n Arnbarg'') is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Overijssel, Eastern Netherlands. The municipality of ...
and former village in the Dutch province of
Overijssel Overijssel (; ; ; ) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name comes from the perspective of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht, Episcopal principality of Utrecht ...
.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. In 1966, it was annexed by Hardenberg.


Overview

It was first mentioned in 1240 as Heymiss. The etymology is unknown. Heemse became the seat of the municipality of Ambt Hardenberg. In 1840, it was home to 481 people. In 1880, plans were being drafted for the building of tramlines from
Zwolle Zwolle () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the Capital city, capital of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Overijssel ...
to
Coevorden Coevorden (; ; ) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Drenthe, in the east of Netherlands, the Netherlands. During the ...
and from Avereest to Gramsbergen. The
mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ...
of Hardenberg, Willem van Ittersum, offered subsidies if that last line went to Hardenberg instead of Gramsbergen. In 1886, the first sod was turned by the Dedemsvaartsche Stoomtramweg-Maatschappij (a Dutch steam tramway company). For financial reasons (no bridge needed), the company decided to let the line end in Heemse. Restaurant
De Bokkenpruik __NOTOC__ The ''De Bokkepruik'' is a restaurant located in Heemse, Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star from 1990 to present. Gault Millau awarded the restaurant 15 out of 20 points. Head chef of ''De ...
(one Michelin star) is located in the village.De Bokkenpruik
/ref>


References

Populated places in Overijssel Hardenberg {{Overijssel-geo-stub