Ommen
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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 18,295 in 2021 and covers an area of 182.01 km2 (70.27 sq mi).
Ommen city centre with Vecht in the foreground
The death of Otto II of Lippe during the Battle of Ane near Ommen (Frederik Zürcher, 1825–1876)
The Reformed Church: the oldest surviving structure in Ommen
Vrijthof Ommen with former city hall (in centre), 1905
Salland
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Salland is a historical dominion in the west and north of the present Dutch province of Overijssel. Nowadays Salland is usually used to indicate a region corresponding to the part of the former dominion more or less to the west of Twente.
Salland in 1757 (the area with yellow borders; Hardenberg in the north-east is shown as a separate region)