Ommen offers a clear choice of city history, a museum, hiking and cycling. Ommen’s cultural topics range from city rights and historic buildings to the collection of the Historical Museum; there is also an extensive network of hiking trails, with specific routes and landscape features. When choosing your stay, you can weigh up culture, hiking and cycling as different priorities.
City history at specific locations
Ommen received its city rights in 1248. In 1492, Hessel Mulert received permission to build a bridge over the Vecht. The former bridge house was built in 1532 on the site of what is now the old town hall. This sequence moves from a legal status to a project on the Vecht and then to a specific building site. The 1492 bridge permit and the 1532 bridge house are distinct historical reference points.
The Historical Museum Ommen
The Historical Museum Ommen is housed in the Den Oordt windmill and a former customs house. Its collection includes traditional clothing, pieces of jewelry and household items from the 19th and 20th centuries. The museum also has a permanent exhibition about Kamp Erika, featuring a model of the camp and a site plan showing the original and current layout. The collection and exhibition have different focuses: the objects date from two centuries, while the model and site plan relate to a specific place and its original and current layout.
Hiking and landscape
Ommen and its surroundings have an extensive network of hiking trails with numerous routes. The Krishnamurti walking route officially starts at Ommen railway station. This gives the route a specific starting point. The Piratenpad is a children’s trail in the Laarbos in Ommen and has a pirate theme. The two trails can be distinguished by their clearly stated features: the Krishnamurti route starts at the railway station, while the Piratenpad is a children’s trail with a pirate theme.
Nearby is the Lemelerberg, a protected Natura 2000 area with dry heathland and woodland. It also has a fully paved wheelchair path. This information about the landscape adds a specifically named natural area and a particular trail feature to the hiking trails in Ommen and its surroundings.
Cycling in the Vechtdal
The “Tijdreis van het Oerrund” cycling route is more than 60 km long and runs between Hardenberg and Varsen (Ommen), through the Vechtdal and three historical periods. Its length gives you a clear idea of the scale of this ride. In the Vechtdal, cyclists can also use the cycling network to explore the area. Cyclists can use the cycling network in the Vechtdal to explore the area.
The Vecht as a point of reference
Ommen lies on the banks of the Vecht. The riverbank in Ommen is recommended for a picnic by the water. Alongside its historical associations, the river therefore also has a specific place in leisure plans: as a spot for a break by the water.
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For the overarching travel guide: Ommen.
