Ootmarsum () is a city 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 ...
. It is a part of the municipality of
Dinkelland, and lies about 10 km north of
Oldenzaal
Oldenzaal (; Tweants: ''Oldnzel'') is a municipality and a city in the eastern province of Overijssel in the Netherlands. It is part of the region of Twente and is close to the German border.
It received city rights in 1249. Historically, the ...
.
In 2001, the city of Ootmarsum had 4227 inhabitants. The built-up area of the city was 1.5 km², and contained 1620 residences.
[Statistics Netherlands (CBS)]
''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001''
(Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
The statistical area "Ootmarsum", which also can include the peripheral parts of the town, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3650.
[Statistics Netherlands (CBS)]
''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005''
As of 1 January 2005.
History
Around 770 one of the first churches of
Twente
Twente ( , Tweants dialect: ''Tweante'') is a region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Germanic people ...
was built in Ootmarsum. In November 917,
Radboud, bishop of Utrecht, died in Ootmarsum. Around 1000, Ootmarsum was one of the largest
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...
es in Twente.
Ootmarsum 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 tradition ...
in 1325. The town was then converted into a fortress with ditches and earthworks. In the 16th century Ootmarsum was occupied by the Spanish during the
Eighty Years War
The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt (; 1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the Reformation, centralisation, exce ...
but in 1597
was captured by
Maurice, Prince of Orange
Maurice of Orange (; 14 November 1567 – 23 April 1625) was ''stadtholder'' of all the provinces of the Dutch Republic except for Lordship of Frisia, Friesland from 1585 at the earliest until his death on 23 April 1625. Before he became P ...
. A cannonball from the siege can be seen today still embedded in the church.
Ootmarsum was a separate municipality until 2001, when it became a part of
Dinkelland,
together with
Denekamp and
Weerselo.
Born in Ootmarsum
*
Ton Schulten (1938), painter
*
Han Polman (1963), politician
*
Kitty Sanders (1980), retired volleyball player
*
Tom Veelers (1984), retired professional road bicycle racer
Gallery
Tijl Uilenspiegel door Dirk de Keizer.jpg, Till Eulenspiegel
Till Eulenspiegel (; ) is the protagonist of a European narrative tradition. A German chapbook published around 1510 is the oldest known extant publication about the folk hero (a first edition of is preserved fragmentarily), but a background i ...
Sjalotje Berend Seiger.jpg, ''Sjalotje'' pulls out the '' siepel'', symbol of carnival in Ootmarsum.
De Poaskearls Kiny Copinga.jpg, "Poaskearls" (Easter Men), referring to local Easter rituals in Ootmarsum.
References
External links
{{Authority control
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2001
Populated places in Overijssel
Former municipalities of Overijssel
Twente
Dinkelland