Lemele Explained

Lemele
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Ommen - Lemele.svg
Map Caption1:The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Lemele in the municipality of Ommen.
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the province of Overijssel in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Overijssel
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Ommen
Coordinates:52.4522°N 6.4147°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:8
Area Total Km2:14.51
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,260
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8148
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0572

Lemele is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Ommen, and lies about 20 km northwest of Almelo.

History

Lemele is an esdorp which developed on the foot of the, a remnant of the Last Glacial Period.[3] It was first mentioned between 1381 and 1383 as Lemelo, and means "clay near open forest".[4] In 1840, it was home to 258 people.[5] In 1863, it formed a short-lived municipality with Archem.[3]

Notable people

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8148NA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 16 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 16 March 2022. two entries.
  3. Web site: Lemele . Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove . 1998 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9200 1 . nl . 16 March 2022.
  4. Web site: Lemele - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 16 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Lemele . Plaatsengids . 16 March 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: Peter Schulting . Pro cycling stats. 16 March 2022.