Ede () is a

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and a town in the centre of the

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, in the province of

Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...

. Ede had 119,186 inhabitants.

Population centres

Community: *

Bennekom Bennekom is a village and parish in the Netherlands, which is part of the Municipality of Ede in the south-west of the Veluwe district of the Province of Gelderland. It adjoins the town of Wageningen on the Lower-Rhine to the south, and Ede to ...

* De Klomp * Deelen * Ede (town) * Ederveen *

Harskamp Harskamp is a village in the municipality of Ede in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom o ...

* Hoenderloo *

Lunteren Lunteren is a town in Gelderland, the Netherlands. It has a railway station on the line between Amersfoort and Ede. It is well known for three conference centres in the vicinity, including ''Het Bosgoed'', which mostly hosts academic conferences ...

* Otterlo ( Kröller-Müller Museum) *

Wekerom Ede () is a municipality and a town in the centre of the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. Ede had 119,186 inhabitants. Population centres Community: * Bennekom * De Klomp * Deelen * Ede (town) * Ederveen * Harskamp * Hoenderloo ...

The village of Ede

Location

The village itself is situated halfway between the larger cities of Arnhem and

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, with direct rail and road connections to both cities. There are no connections to any water nearby; however, there also is a direct road connection to the city of

Wageningen Wageningen () is a municipality and a historic city in the central Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. It is famous for Wageningen University, which specialises in life sciences. The municipality had a population of in , of which many t ...

which hosts a small industrial port on the river

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and a direct road and rail connection to the city of Arnhem, which features a larger port at a greater distance. The environment is clean and green due to the fact that Ede is partly built in a forest and partly on the central Dutch plains in the national park called Nationaal Park "De Hoge Veluwe".

Economy

Economically, the town of Ede is doing fairly well thanks to the proximity of major highways and railways which offer fast connections to the port of Rotterdam, Schiphol airport and the

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. The main sources of employment used to be a factory belonging to the Dutch Enka company and the three military bases situated in the east of the town. The factory, however, has been closed and the military bases are largely underused since

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was abolished. The town's economy is lately becoming more focused on national tourism from the more densely populated western cities like

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and

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, and on education such as local colleges and the large Wageningen University in the city of

. Some of the more notable or larger companies and other employers in and around Ede are: *

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and drinks-factory Riedel (juices and fruit drinks). * Plant and flower

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Plantion (since 1 March 2010). * Advertising agency Lukkien who developed their own heliport on the roof of their office. * The Dutch

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for

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. * The Dutch headquarters of mattress and pillow manufacturer

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. * Deli-XL, a foodservice distributor in Belgium and the Netherlands. * The head office and two of the main datacentres of independent internet provider BIT. * The world headquarters of organ manufacturer Johannus Orgelbouw.

Transportation

Ede is situated along the A12 motorway and has a direct link to the A1 via the A30.

There are two railway stations in Ede:

Ede-Wageningen railway station Ede-Wageningen is a railway station located in Ede, Netherlands. It is situated on the Amsterdam–Arnhem railway and the Nijkerk–Ede-Wageningen railway. The station is the main Intercity station, but is not in the centre of the town. The stati ...

and

Ede Centrum railway station Ede Centrum is a railway station located in Ede, Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 May 1902 and is located on the Nijkerk–Ede-Wageningen railway. The station closed on 7 September 1944 and re-opened 20 May 1951. Connexxion took over the ...

. Ede-Wageningen is the main station with services to

Alkmaar Alkmaar () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland, about 30 km north of Amsterdam. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination. The ...

, Amersfoort,

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, Arnhem, Barneveld,

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and

. Ede Centrum is served by trains from Amersfoort and Barneveld to Ede-Wageningen.

Education

There are four secondary schools in Ede: Marnix College, Pallas Athene College, two divisions of

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, and Aeres VMBO. In addition, Ede has a university of applied sciences, the

Christian University of Applied Sciences Ede Ede Christian University of Applied Sciences ( nl, Christelijke Hogeschool Ede; Dutch abbreviation: ''CHE'') is a Christian vocational university located in Ede, Netherlands. The CHE has a clear Christian basis: the Bible as norm and source of ...

(Christelijke Hogeschool Ede). Recently, a primary college focused on the equivalent of basic education named Technova College (formerly known as ROC A12) has been gaining interest and popularity since renovations started in 2015.

Social life

Each year, in the last week of August, there is a municipality-wide celebration called Heideweek (''Week of the heather''). It largely involves traditional Dutch festivities, along with local customs. During the week, a ''Queen of the heather'' and a ''Princess of the heather'' are elected from several candidates and will be the representative for the municipality of Ede on various other festivities, until next year when a new queen and princess are elected.

Notable residents

VanderKnaap Dutch politician kabinet Balkenende IV

Arthur F.E. van Schendel Arthur François Emile van Schendel (18 May 1910, in Ede – 6 February 1979, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch art historian and museum director. From 1959 to 1975 he was General Director of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. Lucette ter Borg,Gedonderjaag in het ...

(1910–1979) a Dutch art historian and museum director * Bert de Vries (born 1938) a retired Dutch politician and economist; lives in

Hans Dorrestijn Hans Dorrestijn (born 16 June 1940 in Ede, Gelderland) is a Dutch comedian and writer. Programs * Bofkont (1973) * Mooi van lelijkheid (1977) * In staat van ontbinding (1980) * Dorrestijns geweten spreekt (1982) * Circus Horlepiep (1985, wit ...

(born 1940), writer and comedian *

Roel Robbertsen Roelof Cornelis (Roel) Robbertsen (born 6 October 1948 in Renswoude) is a Dutch politician and pig farmer. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (''Christen-Democratisch Appèl''). From 1 June 2007 until 7 June 2013 he was Queen's Co ...

(born 1948) a Dutch politician and pig farmer, Mayor of Ede 2002 to 2007 * Cees van der Knaap (born 1951) a Dutch politician; Mayor of Ede 2008 to 2017 *

Hans L. Bodlaender Hans Leo Bodlaender (born April 21, 1960) is a Dutch computer scientist, a professor of computer science at Utrecht University. Bodlaender is known for his work on graph algorithms and parameterized complexity and in particular for algorithms relat ...

(born 1960) a Dutch computer scientist and academic * Flora Lagerwerf-Vergunst (born 1964) a Dutch judge and former politician and educator * Tamara Bos (born 1967) a Dutch screenwriter IMDb Database
retrieved 13 February 2020 *

Marianne Thieme Marianne Louise Thieme (, born 6 March 1972) is a Dutch politician, author and animal rights activist. A jurist by education, she served as the Party for the Animals' political leader from 2002 to 2019 and a member of the House of Representatives ...

(born 1972), politician, author and animal rights activist

Sport

Dick Schoenaker Dirk "Dick" Hendrikus Schoenaker (born 30 November 1952) is a retired Dutch football midfielder, who represented the Netherlands at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, wearing the number three jersey. Career His football-career started at Wa ...

(born 1952), a retired football midfielder with about 430 club caps *

Hennie Top Hennie Top (born 23 August 1956) is a former professional cyclist from Wekerom, Netherlands. She competed in the women's road race at the 1984 Summer Olympics, finishing 37th. During the 1990s Top was the cycling coach of the United States wome ...

(born 1956) a former professional cyclist, competed at the

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John Scherrenburg John Scherrenburg (born October 23, 1963 in Ede) is a retired water polo player from the Netherlands. He finished in ninth position with the Dutch team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of n ...

(born 1963), a retired water polo player, competed at the

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Angela Postma Angela Postma (born August 6, 1971) is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the gold medal in the 50 m butterfly at the European Sprint Swimming Championships 1994 in Stavanger, Norway. At the same tournament ...

(born 1971), a former freestyle swimmer, competed at the

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Sonja Tol Sonja Tol (born 16 November 1972 in Ede) is a Dutch épée fencer. Tol represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she reached the second round in which she was eliminated by Ildikó Mincza-Nébald of Hungary Hungary ...

(born 1972), a Dutch épée fencer, competed at the

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* Benno Kuipers (born 1974), a former breaststroke swimmer, 18 times Dutch Champion *

Jaap van Lagen Jaap van Lagen (born 22 December 1976 in Ede) is a Dutch racing driver, who is a former competitor in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series and a former Eurocup Megane Trophy champion. He has also raced in the World Touring Car Championship. Racing c ...

(born 1976) a Dutch racing driver *

Esmeral Tunçluer Esmeral Özçelik Tunçluer (born 7 April 1980)

(born 1980), a Dutch-Turkish former basketball player * Diederik van Silfhout (born 1988) a dressage rider, competed at the

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* Bibiane Schoofs (born 1988), a Dutch professional tennis player; lives in Ede *

Ruben Knab Ruben Knab (born 19 February 1988) is a Dutch representative two-time Olympian rower. He finished fifth in the coxless four at the 2012 Summer Olympics and again finished fifth and at Tokyo 2020 in Dutch heavyweight men's eight. He won a medal a ...

(born 1988) a Dutch rower, competed at the

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Gallery

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Climate

References

External links

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