Ommeren

Village in Gelderland, Netherlands

51°57′N 5°30′E / 51.950°N 5.500°E / 51.950; 5.500CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandMunicipalityBurenArea

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• Total1.20 km² (0.46 sq mi)Elevation

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5 m (16 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total405 • Density340/km² (870/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

4032^[1]

Dialing code0344

Ommeren is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 9 km (5.6 mi) northeast of Tiel.

History

It was first mentioned in the 9th century as Homeru. The etymology is unclear.^[3] In 1840, it was home to 413 people.^[4]

In January 2023, Ommeren made the news as would-be treasure-hunters descended on the village searching for riches potentially worth millions, allegedly hidden by Nazi soldiers during World War II. It was triggered by an old map,^[5] believed to reveal where German soldiers may have buried ammunition boxes full of looted diamonds, rubies, gold and silver. The hand-drawn map complete with a red X to mark the burial spot was part of a case file made public by the Dutch National Archive after a 75-year confidentiality period. It had been sketched by a German paratrooper interviewed by a Dutch institute after the war. The village was near the Allied front line during Operation Market Garden in 1944, an airborne attempt to create a land route into northern Germany.^[6] A subsequent officially sanctioned dig on 1 May 2023 found no treasure, rather a World War II-era bullet, some twisted scrap metal, a crumpled car wheel and muddy boots.^[7]

Gallery

Farm "Den Aschheuvel"
Farm in Ommeren

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2022. including the hamlet Den Eng
^ "Postcodetool for 4032MZ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ "Ommeren - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ "Ommeren". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ Team, Budget travel | resources, tips and inspiration. "Nazi treasure reportedly hidden in Netherlands, hunt launched after map revelation". Budget travel | resources, tips and inspiration. Retrieved 2023-01-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Holligan, Anna (13 January 2023). "Hunting for Nazi gold in a Dutch village". BBC News. Ommeren. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
^ Aleksandar Furtula (1 May 2023). "New dig likely buries hopes of unearthing Dutch WWII loot". Yahoo! News. Associated Press.