Ommeren
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Ommeren | |
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 The church of Ommeren | |
  Ommeren Location in the province of Gelderland  Ommeren Ommeren (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°57′N 5°30′E / 51.950°N 5.500°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Buren |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.20 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 405 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (870/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4032[1] |
| Dialing code | 0344 |
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.
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]
![Farm "Den Aschheuvel"](#/media/File:Ommeren_-_Dr._Guepinlaan_2_Boerderij_"Den_Aschheuvel"_(1).JPG)
