Raalte () is a

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and a

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in the heart of the region of

Salland Salland (; Low Saxon: ''Sallaand'') is a historical dominion in the west and north of the present Dutch province of Overijssel. Nowadays Salland is usually used to indicate a region corresponding to the part of the former dominion more or less to ...

in the

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Population centres

The municipality consists of the following towns and villages. Raalte is the main place of the municipality, with over 20,000 mostly Roman Catholic inhabitants. It is a regional market, education and shopping centre.

Transport

Raalte railway station and Heino railway stations are located along the minor railroad

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 ...

–

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. Frequency: mostly twice per hour. There also is a bus-line running from the Raalte railway station called the buurtbus, along the lines: 516 Raalte - Heeten - Olst, 518 Raalte - Lemelerveld. It runs Monday to Friday, at mostly once per hour(Line 516 runs twice per hour). An important road for motorists is the N348

Deventer Deventer (; Sallaans dialect, Sallands: ) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Salland historical region of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Overijssel, ...

– Wesepe (mun.

Olst-Wijhe Olst-Wijhe () is a municipality in the province of Overijssel, eastern Netherlands. It borders the Overijssel municipalities of Zwolle to the north, Raalte to the north and east and Deventer to the south; and the Gelderland municipalities of Voors ...

– Raalte – Lemelerveld –

Ommen Ommen () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a Hanseatic League, Hanseatic city in the eastern Netherlands. It is located in the Vechte, Vecht valley of the Salland region in Overijssel. Historical records first name Ommen in ...

( in northeasterly direction from Deventer). In Raalte it crosses a road (N35) from

going south-east over Heino, Raalte, Mariënheem and

Nijverdal Nijverdal () is a town of approximately 25,000 inhabitants in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Overijssel. It is the commercial centre and largest town within the municipality Hellendoorn. Nijverdal (which means ''Industrious Valley'') was fo ...

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, where it continues as a highway (A35) to

Almelo Almelo () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres in the town are Aadorp, Almelo, Mariaparochie, and Bornerbroek. Almelo has about 72,000 inhabitants in the middle o ...

and

Economy

Raalte has a lot of small industrial enterprises, many of them processing agricultural products. For the local economy, trade, agriculture (especially breeding cattle) and tourism are more important.

Sights and events

* In Raalte there are two major festivals every year: Stöppelhaene and Ribs & Blues. Stöppelhaene is a Harvest Festival that has been celebrated in the last weekend (Wednesday through Sunday) of August since 1951. The highlight is the Harvest Parade on Thursday. Ribs & Blues is a music festival including blues music that has been held on the Whitsun weekend since '97. * Luttenberg is known for its

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races every summer. * Luttenberg is also known for its Lourdes Cave, an artificial cave with a statue of the Virgin Mary of Lourdes, situated at the centre of the village opposing the parish church. * South-west of Heino, just across the railroad and the border to the municipality

, stands the castle Nijenhuis. It hosts an important art museum (

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et al.). Around the castle is a

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(

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et al.). * Near Luttenberg there is a small hill (Luttenberg) covered with heath and forest, where nice walks can be made. * The Roman Catholic basilica "Kruisverheffing" (Exaltation of the Holy Cross) in Raalte. This

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church, designed by

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, was built in 1892. During "Stöppelhaene" there is an exposition of mosaics made out of seeds, representing religious themes. The festival starts and ends with special

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es in this church. * The small "Plaskerk", the oldest building in the centre of Raalte, is a Protestant church. A typical example of Dutch religious tolerance was the fact, that the Protestants were allowed to hold their Sunday services in the big Roman Catholic church, as the Plaskerk was restored in 2006. * Once a year there is a blues festival called "Ribs & Blues". The festival is held close to Ascension Day. Some bands and artists that have played during this festival over the last few years include:

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, and

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Notable people

* Petronella van Woensel (1785 in Raalte – 1839) a Dutch painter and a graphic artist * Albert Jan Maat (born 1953 in Heino) a Dutch politician and

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* Stijn Jaspers (1961 in Raalte – 1984) a Dutch runner, competed at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

* Harry van Bommel (born 1962 in Helmond) a Dutch politician, anti-globalisation activist and former educator * Jan Smeekens (born 1987 in Raalte) a Dutch speed skater, silver medallist at the

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* Nico van der Vegt (born 1970), chemist and professor

Gallery

File:Raalte, de basiliek van de Heilige Kruisverheffing RM32265 IMG 1319 2022-05-08 15.43.jpg, Raalte, church: Heilige Kruisverheffingskerk File:Raalte, ophaalbrug foto7 2012-09-09 14.15.jpg, Raalte, drawing bridge File:Heino, de Nederlands Hervormde Zaalkerk RM513199 foto7 2012-09-09 15.21.jpg, Heino, reformed church:de Zaalkerk File:Heeten, kerk de Onze Lieve Vrouwe Onbevlekt Ontvangen RM32277 2012-09-09 13.17.jpg, Heeten, church: kerk de Onze Lieve Vrouwe Onbevlekt Ontvangen File:Nieuw Heeten, parochiekerk Sint Joseph foto1 2012-09-09 12.47.jpg, Nieuw Heeten, church: parochiekerk Sint Joseph

References

External links

Official websiteTourist Office in Raalte
{{Authority control Municipalities of Overijssel Populated places in Overijssel Salland