Heerde

Municipality in Gelderland, Netherlands

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Coat of arms

Location in Gelderland

Coordinates: 52°23′N 6°3′E / 52.383°N 6.050°E / 52.383; 6.050CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandGovernment

• BodyMunicipal council • MayorOlaf Prinsen (D66)Area

^[1]

• Total80.42 km² (31.05 sq mi) • Land78.74 km² (30.40 sq mi) • Water1.68 km² (0.65 sq mi)Elevation

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7 m (23 ft)Population

(January 2021)^[3]

• Total18,776 • Density238/km² (620/sq mi)Demonym(s)Heerdenaar, HeerderTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postcode

8180–8194

Area code038, 0578Websitewww.heerde.nl

Heerde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦeːrdə] ^ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the province of Gelderland, 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

Heerde
Hoorn
Veessen
Vorchten
Wapenveld

Politics

The Heerde municipal council consists of 17 seats, which since the 2022 municipal elections have been divided as follows:^[4]

CDA - 4 seats
Municipal Interest Farmers Party, Heerde - 4 seats
CU-SGP - 3 seats
VVD - 2 seats
D66-GL - 2 seats
PvdA - 2 seats

Sport

The municipality has five amateur soccer clubs: vv Heerde,^[5] SEH, WZC Wapenveld, vv Wapenveld and Vevo.

Topography

Map of the municipality of Heerde, June 2015.

Notable residents

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 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 - sundial
Heerde, Farm at Boerderij Vosbergerweg
Wijhese ferry over the IJssel
Apeldoorn Canal: view at 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 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ "Heerde municipal election 2022". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "Nieuws". Archived from the original on 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2007-01-12.