Eerde (Ommen)

Dutch town locator maps
mun_


town_

---

caption = Eerde in the municipality of Ommen.

Eerde (coord|52|29|N|6|27|E|type:city(100)) 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."ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland", Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.]

At the heart of the Eerde hamlet lies Eerde castle, a castle in the Dutch-classical style from 1715, surrounded by a 1,667 hectare estate in the Baroque style managed by the Natuurmonumenten foundation since 1965.Stichting Natuurmonumenten, [http://www.natuurmonumenten.nl/natuurgebieden.jsp?n=35976"Natuurgebied Eerde"] . ]

The first castle on this site was built in the 14th century, but was soon destroyed by the forces of the Archbishop of Utrecht in 1380. The Van Twickelo, Van Renesse and Van Pallandt families have lived in castles on this site since.

In the early 1920s, baron Philip van Pallandt deeded the castle to the Order of the Star in the East, an organization connected to the famous philosopher and spiritual teacher Jiddu Krishnamurti, of whom the baron was an avid follower. The Order held annual gatherings of its members in the castle grounds until 1929; the deed to the castle was officially transferred back to the van Pallandt family in 1931, however Krishnamurti continued to occasionally use the castle for lectures and meetings. [ "", by Mary Lutyens, published by John Murray (London), 1975.]

Nowadays the castle houses the private international boarding school Eerde, which offers the IB programme. [http://www.eerde.nl/"International School Eerde"] . ]

References