Jonas (sometimes "De Jonas" or Hafkamp) is a hamlet in the
Dutch 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 ...
. It lies east of the village of
Vaassen, on the western side of the .
Jonas lies on the border of the municipalities
Epe and
Apeldoorn.
Jonas is not a statistical entity,
and has been placed by the postal authorities under
Wenum-Wiesel and
Vaassen.
It was first mentioned in 1899 as Jonas (De), and is a house name.
Between 1899 and 1918, a dairy factory was located in Jonas. The hamlet consists of about 20 houses.
References
Populated places in Gelderland
Apeldoorn
Epe
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