Ommen
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ommen
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Old cityhall Ommen.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Ommen's old town hall, the river Vecht, and the city centre in the background.
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Ommen.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 100x67px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Ommen wapen.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Map - NL - Municipality code 0175 (2009).svg
- Settlement.map_alt
- Highlighted position of Ommen in a municipal map of Overijssel
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- Location in Overijssel
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Overijssel
- Settlement.governing_body
- Municipal council
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- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Tjeerd van der Zwan (PvdA, acting)
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Article
21 sectionsContents
- Population centres
- History
- The emergence of Ommen
- Development into a city
- War and disaster
- Ommen in modern times
- Eerde
- Ommerschans
- The city of Ommen
- Location, economy and infrastructure
- Local politics
- International relations
- Twin towns — Sister cities
- Culture
- Bissing
- Language
- Religion
- Sights
- Notable inhabitants of Ommen
- References
- External links
thumb|Dutch Topographic map of Ommen, June 2015
Ommen () is a municipality and a Hanseatic city in the eastern Netherlands. It is located in the Vecht valley of the Salland region in Overijssel. Historical records first name Ommen in the early 12th century and it was officially founded as a city in 1248. The municipality had a population of in and covers an area of .