Wapenveld is a village in the eastern
Netherlands
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. It is located in the municipality of
Heerde
Heerde () is a municipality and a town 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.
Population centres
Politics
The municipal counc ...
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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 ...
, about 10 km from
Zwolle
Zwolle () is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Overijssel and the province's second-largest municipality after Enschede with a population of 130,592 as of 1 December 2021. Zwolle is on ...
and 100 km from Amsterdam.
The village with 6,000 inhabitants, is situated where the valley of the river IJssel meets 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 ...
woods.
The Apeldoornse kanaal, which once was used by ships to shortcut the IJssel, runs right through it.
The people of Wapenveld earn their living from agriculture (mainly cattle) and industry, mainly AKZO Nobel. Until 2008 Wapenveld was also home to the Berghuizer paper factory.
A notable person born in Wapenveld is the
speedskater Gerard van Velde.
Gallery
File:Wapwin.jpg, Winter in Wapenveld
File:Wapenveld, de Papiermaker van Berghuizer Papierfabriek foto1 2013-08-01 18.12.jpg, Sculpture: de Papiermaker van Berghuizer Papierfabriek
File:Padde Wapenveld.jpg, Toad sculpture
File:Cramerstraat.jpg, Apartment buildings
References
Populated places in Gelderland
Heerde
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