Empe is a village in the municipality of

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in the province of

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in the

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. Empe is located on the

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Zutphen Zutphen () is a city and municipality located in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands. It lies some 30 km northeast of Arnhem, on the eastern bank of the river Ijssel at the point where it is joined by the Berkel. First mentioned in the 1 ...

railway, 4 km west of Zutphen. The NS

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Voorst-Empe was reopened on 10 December 2006. The castle Huis Empe, built around 1550 lies on the edge of the village.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1046 as Suthempe. The etymology is unknown. The oldest forms have Sut (south) as prefix to distinguish between . The manor house Huis Empe was built around 1550. In 1710, it was bought by Thomas van Buerlo, mayor of Zutphen, and would remain in the family. It was redesigned in 1825 in neoclassic style. The south and the west wing were significantly altered in 1930. In late 1950, the east wing was turned into a

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. In 1983, the foundation Stichting Huis Empe was established to preserve the estate. It is currently used as residential houses. Empe was home to 544 people in 1840. A joint

with

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opened in 1876 on the

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railway line. It closed in 1938. It was briefly in operation between 25 September 1940 and 5 May 1941. The building was demolished in 1946. In 2006, it reopened again.

Notable people

Dick Dolman Dirk "Dick" Dolman (2 July 1935 – 23 January 2019) was a Dutch politician. In 1970, he became a member of the House of Representatives as a member of the Labour Party (PvdA). From 17 July 1979 to 14 September 1989 he was the Speaker of the ...

(1935-2019), politician, member of parliament 1970-1990 *

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(b. 1981), speed skater

Gallery

File:Overzicht voorhuis - Empe - 20341688 - RCE.jpg, Farm in Empe File:Brummen11229.jpg, Farm in Empe File:DM'90 te Voorst-Empe.jpg, Voorst-Empe railway station File:Oude IJssel bij Zutphen.jpg, Oude IJssel near Empe

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Gelderland Brummen