Eemnes

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Eemnes
Municipality
Church in Eemnes
Church in Eemnes
Flag of Eemnes
Flag
Coat of arms of Eemnes
Coat of arms
Location in Utrecht
Location in Utrecht
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Country Netherlands
Province Utrecht
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Roland van Benthem (VVD)
Area[2]
 • Total 33.70 km2 (13.01 sq mi)
 • Land 31.06 km2 (11.99 sq mi)
 • Water 2.64 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 1 m (3 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
 • Total 8,788
 • Density 283/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 3755
Area code 035
Website www.eemnes.nl

Eemnes (Dutch pronunciation: [eːmˈnɛs]) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.

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 city rights in 1345; Eemnes-Binnen was granted city rights in 1439.

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Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Eemnes, June 2015

Pools

Until 1932, when the Afsluitdijk sealed off the Zuiderzee from the North Sea, 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.[5]

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Church in Eemnes-Binnen

References

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  5. Marlet, George (June 23, 2005). Pareltjes in het landschap van de Eem. Trouw (newspaper), p. 7.

External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website