Heerde

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.

Heerde
Municipality
Heerde town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 52°23′N 6°3′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Olaf Prinsen (D66)
Area [1]
• 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 [2]	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (January 2021)[3]
• Total	18,776
• Density	238/km2 (620/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.nl

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

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 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