Heerde () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

and a town in the eastern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. Compared to the rest of the Netherlands, Heerde is fairly religious, as are many of the towns and cities in the

Veluwe The Veluwe () is a forest-rich ridge of hills (1100 km2) in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. The Veluwe features many different landscapes, including woodland, heath, some small lakes and Europe's largest sand drifts. The Ve ...

region.

Population centres

Politics

The municipal council consists of 17 seats, which have been divided as follows since 2018: * CU- SGP - 4 seats * CDA - 4 seats * Municipal Interest Farmers Party Heerde - 3 seats *

VVD The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( nl, Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie ; VVD) is a Conservative liberalism, conservative-liberalRudy Andeweg, Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin ''Politics and Governance in the Netherlands'', Basingsto ...

- 2 seats * D66- GL - 2 seats * PvdA - 2 seats

Sport

The municipality has five amateur soccer clubs: vv Heerde, SEH, WZC Wapenveld, vv Wapenveld and Vevo.

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Heerde, June 2015.''

Notable residents

Daniël de Clercq Daniël "Daan" de Clercq (21 August 1854 in Heerde – 15 December 1931 in Haarlem) was a Dutch socialist and activist. Biography He was the grandson of Willem de Clercq and grew up in Haarlem where he became good friends with Frederik van ...

(1854 in Heerde – 1931) a Dutch socialist and activist *

Hendrik Jan van Duren Hendrik Jan van Duren (30 April 1937, in Heerde, Gelderland – 5 February 2008, in Wapenveld) was a Dutch politician. See also *List of Dutch politicians A list of most notable Dutch politicians, party affiliation given. A * Willem Aantjes ...

(1937 in Heerde – 2008) a Dutch politician. *

Marijke Abels Marijke Abels (born July 30, 1948) is a Dutch visual artist and instructor. Life and work Abels was born in Deventer. She creates sculptures of bronze, paper, and photographs. Her work follows the theme of "the complex relationship between hum ...

(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 Jacob Dirk "Jaap" Zielhuis (born 2 July 1966 in Heerde) is a sailor from the Netherlands. Zielhuis represented his country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) i ...

(born 1966 in Heerde) a Dutch sailor, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics * Jacco Eltingh (born 1970 in Heerde) a former professional male tennis player * Gerard van Velde (born 1971 in Wapenveld) a Dutch retired speed skating sprinter, gold medallist in the

2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internation ...

Gallery

File:Heerde - Huis Vosbergen - zonnewijzer.jpg, Heerde - Huis Vosbergen - zonnewijzer File:Heerde Rijksmonument 21144 Boerderij Vosbergerweg 37.jpg, Heerde, Farm at Boerderij Vosbergerweg File:20140723 Wijhese veer over de IJssel.jpg, Wijhese veer over de IJssel File:Overzicht Bonenbergerbrug - Heerde - 20360168 - RCE.jpg, Apeldoorns Kanaal: Overzicht Bonenbergerbrug - Heerde

References

External links

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Official website
Municipalities of Gelderland Populated places in Gelderland {{gelderland-geo-stub