Vasse, Netherlands
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vasse
| settlement_type = Village
| native_name = {{native name|twd|Vas}}
| image_skyline = Watermolen de Mast - Tubbergen - 20210023 - RCE.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Watermill de Mast
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| image_shield =
| image_map1 = Map NL - Tubbergen - Vasse.png
| map_caption1 = The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Vasse in the municipality of Tubbergen.
| pushpin_map = Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in province of Overijssel in the Netherlands
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Overijssel
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Tubbergen
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 7661PA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 17 March 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 34
| elevation_min_m =
| elevation_max_m =
| area_total_km2 = 25.88
| established_title =
| established_date =
| population_footnotes = {{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=17 March 2022}}
| population_total = 1,595
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_demonym = Vassenaren, Motheupe, Spekscheters
| population_note =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = 0541
| coordinates = {{Coord|52|26|N|6|50|E|type:city(569)|display=inline, title}}
}}
Vasse (Tweants: {{lang|twd|Vas}}) is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Tubbergen, and lies about 15 km northeast of Almelo.
History
Vasse developed as an esdorp along the Vasser Es River.{{cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu03_01/sten009monu03_01_0097.php |title=Vasse |author=Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove |page=261 |year=1998 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9200 1 |language=nl |access-date=17 March 2022 }} It was first mentioned in the late 10th century as "in Fahsi". The etymology is unclear.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/vasse |title=Vasse - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=17 March 2022 |language=nl}} In 1803, it became an independent parish. In 1840, it was home to 298 people.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/vasse |title=Vasse |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=17 March 2022 |language=nl}} In 1861, the Catholic church was built in Vasse, and a village developed around it.
Some rural farms and barns are good examples of the traditional building style in Twente which includes variations of the Low German house.
The village is a popular destiny as a starting point for hiking or biking trips because of the beauty and variety of the nature surrounding it. Local hotels and restaurants are primarily oriented towards this type of tourists.
The tar pits of Vasse were a former sand excavation in which chemical waste was dumped in the 1960s and 1970s. It is one of the largest contaminated areas of the Netherlands. Given the expenditure to clean it up, the area is contained to prevent leakage.
Notable people
Gallery
RK Kerk Vasse Tubbergen (front).jpg|St.Joseph and Pancratius
Aanzicht - Tubbergen - 20209947 - RCE.jpg|Timber famed barn
Vasserheide2.JPG|Restored tumulus
File:Café Wermelink te Vasse (Tante Sien).jpg|Pub Wermelink owned by Aunt Sien ({{circa}} 1915)