Eemnes ( Dutch pronunciation: [eːmˈnɛs] ) is a municipality and a village in the Netherlands , in the province of Utrecht .
5-407: Eemnes formerly consisted of two villages, Eemnes-Binnen ("Inner Eemnes") and Eemnes-Buiten ("Outer Eemnes"). These names referred to the location of the villages with respect to the dyke of the river Eem . Eemnes-Buiten received city rights in 1345; Eemnes-Binnen was granted city rights in 1439. [REDACTED] Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Eemnes, June 2015 Until 1932, when
10-643: The Afsluitdijk sealed off the Zuiderzee from the North Sea , the weak dykes in this part of the country would occasionally break during storms. This resulted in the formation of pools, which in Dutch are called " waaien " or " wielen ". Because they could be tens of meters in diameter and several metres deep, landowners often did not make the effort of filling them up. Because they symbolize man's battle against
15-824: The Barneveldse Beek and the Lunterse Beek, all of which come together in Amersfoort . The river then runs through the Eem Valley to the east of Soest , Baarn and Eemnes before emptying into the Eemmeer . The Eem is responsible for the largest portion of the drainage of the Gelder Valley. The polders of the Eem are valuable scenic landscapes. Because of land subsidence as a result of drainage ,
20-608: The primate lies higher than the surrounding land. When water levels drop in the summer, water is pumped from the Nederrijn to the Eem through the Vallei Canal. Because of agricultural pollution carried by the Eem towards the Eemmeer , the biological richness of this lake is less than that of the other lakes which surround Flevoland . The Eem gives its name to the Eemian interglacial era. This Utrecht location article
25-582: The sea and are relatively rare, provincial authorities designated them "geological monuments" in June 2005. Eem The Eem ( [eːm] ; formerly the Amer ) is a river in the central Netherlands with a length of approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi). The river is fed by the Vallei Canal and a number of Veluwe creeks, the most important of which are the Heiligenberger Beek,
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