Back Epe, Nederland Afrikaans إيبه (هولندا) Arabic Epe Catalan Gemeente Epe CEB Epe (Niederlande) German Epe Esperanto Epe Spanish Epe (Herbehereak) Basque ایپه Persian Epe (Gueldre) French
Epe | |
|---|---|
 Cannenburgh Castle | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Gelderland | |
| Coordinates: 52°21′N 5°59′E / 52.350°N 5.983°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Hans van der Hoeve (VVD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 157.37 km2 (60.76 sq mi) |
| • Land | 156.07 km2 (60.26 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.30 km2 (0.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 33,198 |
| • Density | 213/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Epenaar, Eper |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 8160–8172 |
| Area code | 0578 |
| Website | www |
Epe (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːpə] ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.
The municipality has a population of 32,191 (2015, source: CBS), and the town itself has a population of 15,552. The town hall stands in Epe, which is situated about 16 km (9.9 mi) north of Apeldoorn and 21 km (13 mi) south of Zwolle.
Another important town within the municipality is Vaassen (12,739 inhabitants), halfway between Epe and Apeldoorn. It has an interesting castle called 'Kasteel De Cannenburgh', which is open to visitors (guided tour compulsory). Epe, Vaassen and also the village of Oene each have a medieval church. Other population centres of interest are Emst, Gortel, Tongeren, Wissel and Zuuk.
- ^ "College" [Board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Epe. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8161CL". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.