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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 74. Chapters: Holland, Salland, Twente, Batavia, Zwolle, Deventer, Almelo, Enschede, Hengelo, Kampen, Overijssel, Borne, Overijssel, Dalfsen, West Friesland, Oldenzaal, Tubbergen, Hof van Twente, Ommen, Raalte, Haaksbergen, Hellendoorn, Twenterand, Staphorst, Losser, Rijssen-Holten, Wierden, Randstad, Gooi, Johan de Witt, County of Holland, Tweants, Duin- en Bollenstreek, Amstelland, Veluwe, Boekelo, Hollandic, Denekamp, Hardenberg, Albergen, Ootmarsum, Rijnland, Rossum, Overijssel, Weerselo, States of Holland and West Friesland, Saasveld, Lattrop, Tilligte, Deurningen, Kagerplassen, Usselo, Haaglanden, Glanerbrug, Breklenkamp, Betuwe, Zaan, Vechtstreek, Achterhoek, Utrecht Hill Ridge, Vechte, Zenderen, Krimpenerwaard, St. Elizabeth's flood, Delden, Vasse, Netherlands, Fleringen, Zuidvleugel, Enschede Warriors, Aadorp, Goor, Markelo, Mander, Den Ham, Rijnmond, List of regions of the Netherlands, Westerwolde, Gouwestreek, Westerkwartier, Van Deinse Instituut, Noorderkwartier, Regge, Twentestad, Voordelta, Rijnstreek. Excerpt: Ommen is a municipality and a Hanseatic city in the Vecht valley of the Salland region, which is at the heart of the province of Overijssel in the eastern Netherlands. Historical records first name Ommen in the early 12th century and it was officially founded as a city in 1248. It now has 17,402 inhabitants on a surface of 181.98 km (70.26 sq mi). Besides the city of Ommen (population: 8,710) and the town of Lemele (population: 570), the municipality consists of the following hamlets and villages: Archem, Arrien, Arrierveld, Beerze, Beerzerveld, Besthmen, Eerde, Giethmen, Junne, Ommerschans, Stegeren, Stegerveld, Varsen, Vilsteren, Vinkenbuurt, Witharen and Zeesse. The city of Ommen on a map of Overijssel from before 1550 The first inhabitants of Ommen were probably semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers. Flint from t...
