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Ommen is a municipality and a Hanseatic city in the Vecht valley of the Salland region, which is at the heart of the province of Overijssel in the eastern Netherlands. 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 17,642 in 2017 and covers an area of 182.01 km2 (70.27 sq mi).
Eerde is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Ommen, and lies about 21 km northwest of Almelo.
Nina, Baroness van Pallandt, born Nina Magdelena Møller on 15 July 1932, is a Danish singer and actress.
Frederik Jan Gustav Floris, Baron van Pallandt was a Danish-Dutch singer best known as the male, guitar-playing half of the singing duo Nina & Frederik, which was together from the late 1950s to the late 1960s.
IJhorst is a village in the eastern Netherlands, within the municipality of Staphorst, Overijssel. Its population is about 1,500.
The Richest Girl in the World is a 1958 Danish comedy film directed by Lau Lauritzen Jr. and Alice O'Fredericks. It marked the film debut of the already popular singing duo Nina & Frederik, with Nina as the title character, and Frederik as the handsome but poor calypso singer she falls in love with.
Gilwell Ada's Hoeve is one of the oldest Dutch national Scouting campsites, and from July 1923 until the 1960s hosted the Wood Badge trainings for Scouting leadership in the Netherlands. The site was founded as a Scouting campsite in 1923 by Philip baron van Pallandt on his Eerde Estate in Ommen. One of the largest Dutch sites of Scouting Nederland, it covers 45 hectares, and has 25 camping fields and other accommodation, hosting approximately 10,000 camping nights annually.
Philip Dirk baron van Pallandt, heer van Eerde was a Scoutmaster in the early years of Dutch scouting. He was the owner of Gilwell Ada's Hoeve on his Eerde Estate, which he gave to Scouting in 1923.
Jan F. Schaap (1893-?) was a Scoutmaster in The Hague and a front man in the first decades of Scouting in The Netherlands.
Nina & Frederik were a Danish – Dutch popular singing duo of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Their repertoire consisted of a blend of folk music, calypsos and standards. The duo consisted of Frederik van Pallandt and his wife at the time, Nina van Pallandt.
Van Eck is a Dutch toponymic surname. The name can be derived from Van Heck, but perhaps most families, including the noble family Van Eck, find their origin in the town Eck in Gelderland, first mentioned in the year 953. People with this surname include:
Johan van Dorth or Jan van Dorth, schout of Lochem, Lord of Horst and Pesch, was a nobleman and general of the Dutch Republic.
Willem Anne Assueer Jacob Schimmelpenninck van der Oye was a Dutch baron and politician. He was president of the senate of the Netherlands from 1888 till his death in 1889.
Ter Worm or Terworm Castle is a castle located in the municipality of Heerlen, Limburg Province, Netherlands. The castle is part of the Terworm estate.
The Van Riebeeck Society is a South African organisation founded in 1918, setting itself the goal of republishing historical primary sources and making these available to the average reader. With rare exceptions a new volume has been published annually. Fees from subscribing members finance the publications. The Society's publications maintain a high academic standard and it has produced valuable Africana.
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 1 September 1887.
Mandolins and Moonlight is a 1959 West German musical romance film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Christine Görner, Claus Biederstaedt and Johanna König.
