Hellendoorn

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Hellendoorn
Municipality
looking toward the Hellendoorn town centre looking toward the Hellendoorn town centre
Flag of Hellendoorn Flag Coat of arms of Hellendoorn Coat of arms
Location in Overijssel Location in Overijssel
Coordinates:
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Anneke Raven (CDA)
Area
• Total	138.99 km2 (53.66 sq mi)
• Land	138.07 km2 (53.31 sq mi)
• Water	0.92 km2 (0.36 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (May 2014)
• Total	35,682
• Density	258/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	7440–7449, 7687–7689
Area code	0546, 0548
Website	www.hellendoorn.nl

Hellendoorn () is a municipality and a town in the middle of the Dutch province of Overijssel.

There is an amusement park near the town of Hellendoorn called Avonturenpark Hellendoorn.

Population centres

The municipality comprises:

Towns:

• Hellendoorn
• Nijverdal

Hamlets:

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• Daarlerveen
• nl
• Egede
• nl
• nl
• nl
• nl
• nl (former hamlet, now an integrated part of Nijverdal)

Topography

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Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Hellendoorn, June 2015

Geography

File:Noetselerberg(1).jpg

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The central part of the municipality consists of a hilly and sparsely populated area that extends south into the municipality of Rijssen-Holten, called the Sallandse Heuvelrug (Salland Ridge). The highest point lies at about 70 metres (230 ft) above sea level and is part of the nl. A large chunk of the area is covered by forest, but there are also heathlands. This scenery is now part of the Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park.

Originally part of the region of Salland, Hellendoorn is now administratively considered part of Twente; a fact reflected in the inclusion of Hellendoorn in the city region of Twente (Kaderwetgebied Regio Twente) as defined by the Dutch government.

History

The municipality of Hellendoorn is the only place in the Netherlands where gold mining took place.

The Germans operated a V-2 launching platform near the town of Hellendoorn during World War II, harassing the city of London.

On March, 22nd 1945, Nijverdal was severely bombed by allied bombers who were going after the German Reichskommissar of Austrian origin Arthur Seyss-Inquart. Seyss-Inquart was fleeing the advancing Allied forces and had set up his temporary headquarters in the Reformed School in Nijverdal, but had already left town at the time of the bombing. Over 70 people were killed, mainly at de Grotestraat.

A small part of the film A Bridge Too Far was filmed near Hellendoorn.

In 1955, part of the municipality of Wierden was annexed (Eversberg, Konijnenbelt, Slettenhaar and Lochter) which is the only part of the municipality located on originally Twente soil. In the late 70's the quarter of 'het Lochter' arose here.

Notable residents

• Herman Ponsteen (born 1953), Dutch track cyclist who won silver at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Gallery

• Hellendoorn, korenmolen de Hoop RM21401 foto2 2014-10-04 12.15.jpg

  Hellendoorn, windmill: korenmolen de Hoop

• Hellendoorn, de Dorpskerk RM21392 foto15 204-10-04 12.26.jpg

  Hellendoorn, church: de Dorpskerk

• Hellendoorn, de Sint Sebastianuskerk GM-0163WN038 foto7 2014-10-04 12.414.jpg

  Hellendoorn, church: de Sint Sebastianuskerk

• Hellendoorn, de Wippe (ook wel de Molen van Fakkert) RM21399 foto8 2014-10-04 12.51.jpg

  Hellendoorn, windmill: de Wippe (ook wel de Molen van Fakkert)

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  Hellendoorn, Rollercoaster Tornado

• Tussen Hellendoorn en Daarle, de Regge foto5 2014-10-04 13.10.jpg

  betwee Hellendoorn and Daarle, river: de Regge

• Daarle, de Hervormde kerk GM-0163WN001 foto7 2014-10-04 13.45.jpg

  Daarle, reformed church

• Nijverdal, de Antonius van Paduakerk 0163WN072 foto10 2014-10-04 11.52.jpg

  Nijverdal, church: de Antonius van Paduakerk

External links

• Official website