Ommerschans
Ommerschans is a former bulwark in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Ommen, and lies about 16 km south of Hoogeveen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Janwillemvanaalst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include De Star.
De Star
Windmill
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De Star is a windmill, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Ommerschans.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balkbrug and Witharen.
Balkbrug
Village
Balkbrug is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality Hardenberg, about 5 km west of Dedemsvaart.
Witharen
Village
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Witharen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Ommen, and lies about 19 km south of Hoogeveen. It was first mentioned in 1533 as "bij Witthaeren", and means "white sandy ridge". Witharen is situated 3 km south of Ommerschans.
Dedemsvaart
Town
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Dedemsvaart is a town in Overijssel, the Netherlands. Dedemsvaart is situated 5 km east of Ommerschans.
Ommerschans
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: human settlement in the Netherlands
- Categories: buurtschap, human settlement, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ommen, Overijssel, Eastern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.58738° or 52° 35′ 15″ northLongitude
6.39156° or 6° 23′ 30″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
9F48H9PR+XJOpenStreetMap ID
node 12582657165OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Ommerschans” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ommerschans”
- Chinese: “Ommerschans”
- Dutch: “Ommerschans”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 31485”
- French: “Ommerschans”
- Irish: “Ommerschans”
- Italian: “Ommerschans”
- Japanese: “オメルシャンス”
- Luxembourgish: “Ommerschans”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Ommerschans”
- Persian: “اومرشنس”
- Portuguese: “Ommerschans”
- Ukrainian: “Оммерсханс”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ommerschans”. Photo: Janwillemvanaalst, CC BY-SA 3.0.