Epe, Netherlands

This article is about the Dutch town. For the Nigerian town, see Epe, Lagos State. For other uses, see EPE (disambiguation).

Epe (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːpə] ^ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.

Epe
Municipality
Cannenburgh Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 52°21′N 5°59′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Hans van der Hoeve (VVD)
Area [2]
• 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 [3]	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.nl

The municipality has a population of 32,191 Epenezen (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.

International relations

Dutch Topographic map of Epe, June 2015

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Netherlands

Twin towns — sister cities

Epe is twinned with:

Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Rajecké Teplice, Slovakia

Notable people

• Antonie Pannekoek (1873 in Vaassen – 1960) a Dutch astronomer, Marxist theorist and social revolutionary
• Henry G. Schermers (1928 in Epe – 2006) lawyer and academic
• Menno-Jan Kraak (born 1958 in Vaassen) a Dutch cartographer and academic
• Esther Hart (born 1970 in Epe) singer

Sport

• Marc Overmars (born 1973 in Emst) football player with 399 club caps
• John Stegeman (born 1976 in Epe) former footballer and former manager of Heracles Almelo
• Teun Mulder (born 1981 in Zuuk) track cyclist, bronze medallist at the 2012 Summer Olympics