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{{for|the Dutch surname|Van Raalte}}

{{Infobox settlement
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<!-- Name and transliteration -->| name               = Raalte
| settlement_type    = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
<!-- Images, nickname, motto -->| image_skyline      = Raalte, de basiliek van de Heilige Kruisverheffing RM32265 IMG 1319 2022-05-08 15.43.jpg
| image_alt          = 
| image_caption      = Basilica van de Heilige Kruisverheffing in Raalte.
| image_flag         = Raalte vlag.svg
| flag_size          = 100x67px
| flag_alt           = 
| image_shield       = Coat of arms of Raalte.svg
| shield_size        = 100x80px
| shield_alt         = <!-- Maps, coordinates -->
| image_map          = Map - NL - Municipality code 0177 (2009).svg
| map_alt            = Highlighted position of Raalte in a municipal map of Overijssel
| map_caption        = Location in Overijssel
| coordinates        = {{coord|52|23|N|6|16|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = 
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Overijssel]]
| government_footnotes = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.raalte.nl/bestuur-organisatie/samenstelling-b-en-w_41229/
 |title       = Samenstelling B en W
 |trans-title = Members of the board of mayor and aldermen
 |language    = nl
 |publisher   = Gemeente Raalte
 |access-date  = 31 March 2014
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20140727181033/http://www.raalte.nl/bestuur-organisatie/samenstelling-b-en-w_41229/
 |archive-date = 27 July 2014
}}</ref>
| governing_body     = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party       = [[GreenLeft]]
| leader_title       = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name        = [[Martijn Dadema]]
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<!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->| area_footnotes     = <ref>{{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}</ref>
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| area_land_km2      = {{Dutch municipality land area|Raalte}}
| area_water_km2     = {{Dutch municipality water area|Raalte}}
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web
 |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
 |title = Postcodetool for 8101AC
 |language = nl
 |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->
 |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
 |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
 |access-date = 31 March 2014
 |archive-date = 21 September 2013
 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
 |url-status = dead
 }}</ref>
| elevation_m        = 5
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| elevation_min_m    = <!-- Population, demographics -->
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}</ref>
| population_total   = {{Dutch municipality population|Raalte}}
| population_as_of   = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}
| population_density_km2 = {{Dutch municipality population density|Raalte}} <!-- For automatic calculation: auto-->
| population_demonym = Raaltenaar, Raalter
<!-- Other information -->| timezone           = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset         = +1
| timezone_DST       = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST     = +2
| postal_code_type   = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code        = 8055, 8100–8119, 8140–8144
| area_code_type     = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code          = 0572
| website            = {{URL|1=http://www.raalte.nl}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
[[File:Gem-Raalte-OpenTopo.jpg|275px|thumb|''Dutch Topographic map of Raalte, June 2015'']]
'''Raalte''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈraːltə|-|Nl-Raalte.oga}}) is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] and a [[town]] in the heart of the region of [[Salland]] in the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Provinces of the Netherlands|province]] of [[Overijssel]].

==Population centres==

The municipality consists of the following towns and villages. Raalte is the main place of the municipality, with over 20,000 mostly Roman Catholic inhabitants. It is a regional market, education and shopping centre.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Number of inhabitants per town,<br>1 January 2017'''
|-
!Town
!Number of inhabitants
|-8
|Raalte
|ALIGN="right"|19,248
|-
|[[Heino (Netherlands)|Heino]]
|ALIGN="right"|6,993
|-
|[[Heeten]]
|ALIGN="right"|3,618
|-
|[[Luttenberg]]
|ALIGN="right"|2,213
|-
|[[Broekland]]
|ALIGN="right"|1,181
|-
|[[Nieuw-Heeten]]
|ALIGN="right"|1,157
|-
|[[Mariënheem]]
|ALIGN="right"|1,469
|-
|[[Laag Zuthem]]
|ALIGN="right"|598
|-
|[[Lierderholthuis]]
|ALIGN="right"|429
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|colspan="2"|''Source: Municipality of Raalte''
|}

==Transport==
[[Raalte railway station]] and [[Heino railway station]]s are located along the minor railroad [[Zwolle]] – [[Enschede]]. Frequency:  mostly twice per hour.

There also is a bus-line running from the Raalte railway station called the buurtbus, along the lines: 516 Raalte - Heeten - Olst, 518 Raalte - Lemelerveld. It runs Monday to Friday, at mostly once per hour(Line 516 runs twice per hour).

An important road for motorists is the N348 [[Deventer]] – Wesepe (mun. [[Olst-Wijhe]] – Raalte – Lemelerveld – [[Ommen]] ( in northeasterly direction from Deventer). In Raalte it crosses a road (N35) from [[Zwolle]] going south-east over Heino, Raalte, Mariënheem and [[Nijverdal]] to [[Wierden]], where it continues as a highway (A35) to [[Almelo]] and [[Enschede]].

==Economy==
Raalte has a lot of small industrial enterprises, many of them processing agricultural products. For the local economy, trade, agriculture (especially breeding cattle) and tourism are more important.

==Sights and events==
* In Raalte there are two major festivals every year: Stöppelhaene and Ribs & Blues. Stöppelhaene is a Harvest Festival that has been celebrated in the last weekend (Wednesday through Sunday) of August since 1951. The highlight is the Harvest Parade on Thursday. Ribs & Blues is a music festival including blues music that has been held on the Whitsun weekend since '97.
* Luttenberg is known for its [[motorcycle]] races every summer. 
* Luttenberg is also known for its Lourdes Cave, an artificial cave with a statue of the Virgin Mary of Lourdes, situated at the centre of the village opposing the parish church.
* South-west of Heino, just across the railroad and the border to the municipality [[Olst-Wijhe]], stands the castle Nijenhuis. It hosts an important art museum ( [[Constant Permeke]], [[Van Gogh]] et al.). Around the castle is a [[sculpture garden]] ([[Ossip Zadkine]] et al.).  
* Near Luttenberg there is a small hill (Luttenberg) covered with heath and forest, where nice walks can be made.
* The Roman Catholic basilica "Kruisverheffing" (Exaltation of the [[Christian cross|Holy Cross]]) in Raalte. This [[Neo-Gothic]] church, designed by [[Alfred Tepe]], was built in 1892. During "Stöppelhaene" there is an exposition of mosaics made out of seeds, representing religious themes. The festival starts and ends with special [[Holy Mass]]es in this church. 
* The small "Plaskerk", the oldest building in the centre of Raalte, is a Protestant church. A typical example of Dutch religious tolerance was that the Protestants were allowed to hold their Sunday services in the big Roman Catholic church, as the Plaskerk was restored in 2006.
* Once a year there is a blues festival called "Ribs & Blues". The festival is held close to Ascension Day. Some bands and artists that have played during this festival over the last few years include: [[The Beach Boys]], [[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]], and [[Candy Dulfer]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Muelter|first=Wolfgang|date=3 June 2017|title=The Beach Boys 2017|url=http://bluesology.eu/2017/06/03/the-beach-boys-2017/|access-date=18 September 2020|website=Wolfgang Muelter Concert Photography}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Status Quo at Ribs and Blues Festival|url=https://www.bandsintown.com/e/1006681535-status-quo-at-ribs-and-blues-festival|access-date=18 September 2020|website=bandsintown}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Bakker|first=Jeroen|date=27 May 2015|title=Verslag: Ribs & Blues 2015 – Raalte, 24 en 25 Mei 2015|work=Blues Magazine|url=https://www.bluesmagazine.nl/verslag-ribs-blues-2015-raalte-24-en-25-mei-2015/|access-date=18 September 2020}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
* [[Petronella van Woensel]] (1785 in Raalte – 1839) a Dutch painter and a graphic artist
* [[Albert Jan Maat]] (born 1953 in Heino) a Dutch politician and [[Member of the European Parliament]]
* [[Stijn Jaspers]] (1961 in Raalte – 1984) a Dutch runner, competed at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] 
* [[Harry van Bommel]] (born 1962 in Helmond) a Dutch politician, anti-globalisation activist and former educator
* [[Jan Smeekens]] (born 1987 in Raalte) a Dutch speed skater, silver medallist at the [[2014 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Nico van der Vegt]] (born 1970), chemist and professor

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Raalte, de basiliek van de Heilige Kruisverheffing RM32265 IMG 1319 2022-05-08 15.43.jpg|Raalte, church: Heilige Kruisverheffingskerk
File:Raalte, ophaalbrug foto7 2012-09-09 14.15.jpg|Raalte, drawing bridge
File:Heino, de Nederlands Hervormde Zaalkerk RM513199 foto7 2012-09-09 15.21.jpg|Heino, reformed church:de Zaalkerk
File:Heeten, kerk de Onze Lieve Vrouwe Onbevlekt Ontvangen RM32277 2012-09-09 13.17.jpg|Heeten, church: kerk de Onze Lieve Vrouwe Onbevlekt Ontvangen
File:Nieuw Heeten, parochiekerk Sint Joseph foto1 2012-09-09 12.47.jpg|Nieuw Heeten, church: parochiekerk Sint Joseph
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[http://www.raalte.nl Official website]
*[http://www.vvvraalte.nl Tourist Office in Raalte]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Raalte
 | North     = [[Dalfsen]]
 | Northeast = [[Ommen]]
 | East      = [[Hellendoorn]]
 | Southeast = [[Rijssen-Holten]]
 | South     = [[Deventer]]
 | West      = [[Olst-Wijhe]]
 | Northwest = [[Zwolle]]
}}
{{Overijssel Province}}

{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Raalte| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Overijssel]]
[[Category:Populated places in Overijssel]]
[[Category:Salland]]