Epe (Netherlands)

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Epe municipality
Flag of the municipality of Epe
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Epe
coat of arms
province Gelderland Gelderland
mayor Tom Horn ( PvdA )
Seat of the municipality Epe
Area
 - land
 - water 		157.37  km 2
156.23 km 2
1.14 km 2
CBS code 0232
Residents 33,168 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 211 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 52 ° 21 ′  N , 5 ° 59 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 21 ′  N , 5 ° 59 ′  E
Important traffic route A28 E232 A50 N309 N794 N795
prefix 0578
Postcodes 8161-8162, 8166-8167, 8171-8172, 8461
Website Homepage of Epe
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Vaassen, castle: de Cannenburch
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Epe ( listen ? / I ) is a Dutch municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Veluwe and had 33,168 inhabitants on January 31, 2019, according to the CBS . It includes the villages of Epe, Vaassen , Emst , Oene and some smaller towns. Audio file / audio sample

Location and economy

Vaassen and Epe are on the A50 Apeldoorn - Zwolle motorway , 5 and 15 km north of Apeldoorn, respectively.

Vaassen has some metal industry. Tourism and agriculture are important sources of income.

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
30th
20th
10
0
22.2
17.8
14.7
12.3
8.2
7.9
6.4
5.6
5.0
NL
CU / SGP
GBE
DP
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
+0.7
+1.7
-3.3
+0.7
-2.7
+2.0
-3.1
-0.9
+5.0
NL
CU / SGP
GBE
DP

The municipal council has been formed as follows since 2006:

Political party Seats
2006 2010 2014 2018
Nieuwe Lijn 4th 5 5 6th
CDA 4th 4th 4th 4th
VVD 4th 5 4th 3
ChristenUnie / SGP 2 2 3 3
D66 - 1 2 2
GroenLinks 2 2 2 2
PvdA 5 3 2 1
Gemeentebelangen Epe 1 1 1 1
Dorpspartij - - - 1
Liberal burger party 1 - - -
total 23 23 23 23

mayor

Tom Horn ( PvdA ) has been the acting mayor of the municipality since December 19, 2019 . His colleagues include the alderman Robert Scholten (Nieuwe Lijn), Erik Visser ( CDA ), Lia de Waard-Oudesluijs ( ChristenUnie / SGP ), Jan Aalbers ( GroenLinks ) and the community secretary Carla Kats.

Attractions

The villages of Vaassen, Oene and Epe, which have existed for over 1000 years, have beautiful, partly medieval village churches, such as the Reformed Church in Vaassen.

Cannenburgh Castle is located on the west side of Vaassen and can be visited with a guide. The castle dates from the 17th century.

The forests of the Veluwe attract many tourists to the municipality, where there are many guest houses, small hotels and campsites. Until 2015, Epe owned the Dierenpark Wissel, a small zoo where u. a. the little panda was bred.

photos

  • Vaassen, drawbridge over the Apeldoorns Kanaal

  • Emst, reformed church

  • Epe, church: de Martinus Grote Kerk

  • Epe, children's and youth recreational facility: Maddox

  • Open Reformed Church of Dionysius

  • Oene, mill: korenmolen de Werklust

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Epe  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Nieuwe burgemeester in Epe. In: rijksoverheid.nl. Rijksoverheid, November 22, 2019, accessed December 19, 2019 (Dutch).
  2. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on July 11, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on July 11, 2018 (Dutch)
  5. ↑ Samenstelling college Gemeente Epe, accessed on July 11, 2018 (Dutch)