Wapenveld is a village 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 ...

. 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 ...

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 {{Gelderland-geo-stub