Editing Genemuiden (section)

{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Genemuiden
| settlement_type         = City
| image_skyline           = Zwarte-Water, haveningang Genemuiden.JPG
| imagesize               = 260px
| image_caption           = The harbour entrance of Genemuiden in 2008
| image_flag              = Genemuiden vlag.svg
| image_shield            = Genemuiden wapen.svg
| pushpin_map             = Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = Province
| subdivision_type2       = Municipality
| subdivision_name1       = [[Overijssel]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Zwartewaterland]]
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 8281AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 18 March 2022 }}</ref>
| elevation_m             = 0
| elevation_min_m         =
| elevation_max_m         =
| area_footnotes          = <ref name="stat"/>
| area_total_km2          = 12.08
| 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=18 March 2022}}</ref>
| population_total        = 9,700
| 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             = 8281<ref name="stat"/>
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Dialing code]]
| area_code               = 038
| website                 = [http://www.zwartewaterland.nl/ Gemeente Zwartewaterland]
| coordinates             = {{coord|52|37|28|N|6|2|23|E|region:NL|display=inline, title}}
}}
'''Genemuiden''' is a [[city#Netherlands|city]] located in the north western part of the Province of Overijssel. It received [[City rights in the Netherlands|city rights]] in 1275, which is also the first time Genemuiden gets mentioned in history.<ref>Frits David Zeiler (2007) ''Genemuiden, een zorgenkind van de bisschop'' in: Overijsselse Historische Bijdragen 122e stuk p.66-69 [http://www.historischcentrumoverijssel.nl/NR/rdonlyres/C8F6A98B-9AC9-4C32-B443-B9DC613E57E9/0/09.pdf Online] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719020633/http://www.historischcentrumoverijssel.nl/NR/rdonlyres/C8F6A98B-9AC9-4C32-B443-B9DC613E57E9/0/09.pdf |date=2011-07-19 }} {{in lang|nl}}</ref>

It stayed independent up until 2001 when, despite fierce opposition of its inhabitants, it was forced to merge with the smaller, neighbouring villages of [[Zwartsluis]] and [[Hasselt, Overijssel|Hasselt]] to form the municipality of [[Zwartewaterland]].

{{stack|[[File:KerkzaalGGGenemuiden.JPG|thumb|Church interior of the [[Reformed Congregation]] ([[Jachin en Boazkerk, Genemuiden|Jachin en Boazkerk]] of Genemuiden.]]}}
The town itself doesn't have any buildings over 150 years old as two fires destroyed the town completely in 1866. These fires could not be controlled due to the great number of hay stacks in one street, 'de Achterweg' or 'Nachtweg'. This street still holds a non smoking sign, which is unique for a street in Europe.

Since the 18th century, the people from Genemuiden have been producing floor mats made of the [[Schoenoplectus|bulrush]] that grows on the shores of the [[Zuiderzee]]. When the quality of the bulrush deteriorated in the 20th century, due to the change from salt water to fresh water (see [[Zuiderzee]]), the industry switched over to using [[coir]] imported from India to produce mats and carpets. In the sixties the first tufting machines were imported and currently Genemuiden is one of Europe's main production centres of tufted [[carpet]] and artificial grass.

Genemuiden is a Protestant [[stronghold]], having five [[Reformed tradition|Reformed]] Protestant denominations and no Roman Catholic church. It's on the north-eastern tip of the so-called Dutch [[Bible Belt (Netherlands)|Bible Belt]].