Epe (Netherlands)
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coat of arms |
province | 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 |
Important traffic route | |
prefix | 0578 |
Postcodes | 8161-8162, 8166-8167, 8171-8172, 8461 |
Website | Homepage of Epe |
Vaassen, castle: de Cannenburch |
Epe ( 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.
) is aLocation 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
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.
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Personalities
- Teun Mulder (* 1981), cyclist
- Marc Overmars (* 1973 in Emst), former professional footballer
- Aya Zikken (1919–2013), writer
- Jan Willem Achterkamp (* 1953), Carilloneur
Web links
- Website of the municipality (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Nieuwe burgemeester in Epe. In: rijksoverheid.nl. Rijksoverheid, November 22, 2019, accessed December 19, 2019 (Dutch).
- ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
- ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on July 11, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on July 11, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Samenstelling college Gemeente Epe, accessed on July 11, 2018 (Dutch)