Raalte

Raalte (pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the heart of the region of Salland in the Dutch province of Overijssel.

For the Dutch surname, see Van Raalte.
Raalte
Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in Overijssel
Coordinates: 52°23′N 6°16′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceOverijssel
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorMartijn Dadema (GreenLeft)
Area
 • Total172.29 km2 (66.52 sq mi)
 • Land171.08 km2 (66.05 sq mi)
 • Water1.21 km2 (0.47 sq mi)
Elevation5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[4]
 • Total37,511
 • Density219/km2 (570/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Raaltenaar, Raalter
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
8055, 8100–8119, 8140–8144
Area code0572
Websitewww.raalte.nl
Dutch Topographic map of Raalte, June 2015

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.

Number of inhabitants per town,
1 January 2017
Town Number of inhabitants
Raalte 19,248
Heino 6,993
Heeten 3,618
Luttenberg 2,213
Broekland 1,181
Nieuw-Heeten 1,157
Mariënheem 1,469
Laag Zuthem 598
Lierderholthuis 429
Source: Municipality of Raalte

Transport

Raalte railway station and Heino railway stations are located along the minor railroad Zwolle - Enschede. Frequency: mostly twice per hour.

An important road for motorists is the N348 Deventer - Wesepe ( mun. Olst-Wijhe - Raalte - Lemelerveld - Ommen ( in northeasterly direction from Deventer). In Raalte it crosses a road (N35) from Zwolle going south-east over Heino, Raalte, Mariënheem and Nijverdal to Wierden, where it continues as a highway (A35) to Almelo and Enschede.

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
  • Once a year there is a harvest festival called Stöppelhaene. Its name in regional dialect means: a rooster made out of straw. It is held in Raalte in the last week of August. The event was established in 1950.
  • Luttenberg is known for its motorcycle 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 Olst-Wijhe, stands the castle Nijenhuis. It hosts an important art museum ( Constant Permeke, Van Gogh et al.). Around the castle is a sculpture garden (Ossip Zadkine 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 Neo-Gothic church, designed by Alfred Tepe, 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 Holy Masses 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: The Beach Boys, Status Quo, and Candy Dulfer.

Notable people
  • Raalte, church: Heilige Kruisverheffingskerk
  • Raalte, drawing bridge
  • Heino, reformed church:de Zaalkerk
  • Heeten, church: kerk de Onze Lieve Vrouwe Onbevlekt Ontvangen
  • Nieuw Heeten, church: parochiekerk Sint Joseph
gollark: I know our local MP. He is very politician.
gollark: The north south west east.
gollark: I'm actually in the north east, which is doing rather terribly too.
gollark: See, on the one hand London has many Internets cheaply, but on the other you pay 100x as much for, say, housing.
gollark: Unfortunately, in the rest of the UK, there are very few Internets around.

References
  1. "Samenstelling B en W" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Raalte. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. "Postcodetool for 8101AC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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