Heerde
Heerde | |
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Municipality | |
 Heerde town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Gelderland | |
| Coordinates: 52°23′N 6°3′E / 52.383°N 6.050°ECoordinates: 52°23′N 6°3′E / 52.383°N 6.050°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | (acting) (CDA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 80.42 km2 (31.05 sq mi) |
| • Land | 78.74 km2 (30.40 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (January 2019)[3] | |
| • Total | 18,546 |
| • Density | 236/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Heerdenaar, Heerder |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 8180–8194 |
| Area code | 038, 0578 |
| Website | www |
Heerde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦeːrdə] (
listen)) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Compared to the rest of the Netherlands, Heerde is fairly religious, as are many of the towns and cities in the Veluwe region.
Population centres[]
Politics[]
The municipal council consists of 17 seats, which have been divided as follows since 2018:
- CU-SGP - 4 seats
- CDA - 4 seats
- Municipal Interest Farmers Party Heerde - 3 seats
- VVD - 2 seats
- D66-GL - 2 seats
- PvdA - 2 seats
Sport[]
The municipality has five amateur soccer clubs: vv Heerde,[4] SEH, WZC Wapenveld, vv Wapenveld and Vevo.
Topography[]
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Heerde, June 2015.
Notable residents[]
Daan de Clercq
- Daniël de Clercq (1854 in Heerde – 1931) a Dutch socialist and activist
- Hendrik Jan van Duren (1937 in Heerde – 2008) a Dutch politician.
- Marijke Abels (born 1948 in Deventer) a Dutch visual artist, one of her sculptures is at the roundabout of the A50 junction in Heerde
Sport[]
- Jaap Zielhuis (born 1966 in Heerde) a Dutch sailor, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Jacco Eltingh (born 1970 in Heerde) a former professional male tennis player
- Gerard van Velde (born 1971 in Wapenveld) a Dutch retired speed skating sprinter, gold medallist in the 2002 Winter Olympics
Gallery[]
Heerde - Huis Vosbergen - zonnewijzer
Heerde, Farm at Boerderij Vosbergerweg
Wijhese veer over de IJssel
Apeldoorns Kanaal: Overzicht Bonenbergerbrug - Heerde
References[]
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8181JE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2007-01-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
Media related to Heerde at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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