Epe

Geschiedenis

Epe 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 16km north of Apeldoorn and 21km 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 beautiful medieval church. Other population centres of interest are Emst, Gortel, Tongeren, Wissel and Zuuk.International relationsTwin towns — sister citiesEpe is twinned with: Rajecké Teplice, Slovakia Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyNotable residentsMarc Overmars (Emst, 1973), football player. Played for AFC Ajax, Arsenal F.C. and F.C. BarcelonaTeun Mulder (Zuuk, 1981), track cyclistEsther Hart (Epe, 1970), singerJohn Stegeman (Epe, 1976), former Manager of Heracles Almelo and former football player of VitesseWillem van Suijdam