View source for Giethmen

{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Giethmen
| settlement_type         = Hamlet
| other_name              = <!-- if different from name -->
| native_name             = <!-- if different from name -->
| native_name_lang        = nl
| image_skyline           = File:Reggebrugommen.jpg
| image_alt               =
| image_caption           = Bridge over the [[Regge (river)|Regge]]
| image_flag              =
| image_shield            =
| nickname                =
| motto                   =
<!--
| image_map               = LocatieOmmen.png
-->
| map_caption             =
| image_map1              = Map NL - Ommen - Giethmen.svg
| map_caption1            = The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Giethmen in the municipality of Ommen.
| pushpin_map             = Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands
| pushpin_label_position  =
| pushpin_mapsize         = 250
| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in the province of Overijssel in the Netherlands
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = Overijssel
| subdivision_type2       = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
| subdivision_name2       = Ommen
| leader_title            =
| leader_name             =
| leader_party            =
| coordinates             = {{coord|52|30|N|6|24|E|region:NL_type:city(233)|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   =
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 8147RA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 16 March 2022 }}</ref>
| elevation_m             = 6
| elevation_min_m         =
| elevation_max_m         =
| area_footnotes          = <ref name="stat"/>
| area_total_km2          = 7.61
| established_title       =
| established_date        =
| population_footnotes    = <ref name="stat">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref>
| population_total        = 225
| population_as_of        = 2021
| population_demonym      =
| population_note         =
| population_density_km2  = auto
| timezone                = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset              = +1
| timezone_DST            = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST          = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[List of postal codes in the Netherlands|Postal code]]
| postal_code             = 8147<ref name="stat"/>
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Dialing code]]
| area_code               = 0529
| website                 =
| footnotes               =
}}
'''Giethmen''' is a hamlet in the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] province of [[Overijssel]]. It is a part of the municipality of [[Ommen]], and lies about 21&nbsp;km east of [[Zwolle]].
It was first mentioned between 1381 as 1383 Gheetmen. The etymology is unclear.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/giethmen |title=Giethmen - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=16 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> In 1840, it was home to 149 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/giethmen |title=Giethmen |access-date=16 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>
==Giethemer Kerkpad==
Giethmen is known for its ''[[mass path|kerkpad]]'', or church path, an old [[trail]] which leads from Giethmen to Ommen. Because Giethmen does not have its own [[Church (building)|church]], its inhabitants used to walk (and later [[bicycle]]) up and down to Ommen twice every Sunday. The trail's pedestrian bridge across the [[Regge (river)|Regge]], known as the ''Giethemerkerkbrug'', has become an icon for Giethmen. Today the Giethemer Kerkpad is part of a popular hiking and bicycle trail.
[[Image:giethemerkerkbrug2.jpg|thumb|left|The bridge of the Giethemer Kerkpad across the Regge]]
{{clear|left}}
==References==
<!--This article uses the Cite.php citation mechanism. If you would like more information on how to add references to this article, please see http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cite/Cite.php -->
<references/>
{{Commons category|position=left}}
{{Dutch municipality Ommen}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Populated places in Overijssel]]
[[Category:Ommen]]
{{Overijssel-geo-stub}}