Heerde

Heerde
Municipality
Heerde town hall

Flag
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Heerde in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 52°23′N 6°3′E / 52.383°N 6.050°E / 52.383; 6.050Coordinates: 52°23′N 6°3′E / 52.383°N 6.050°E / 52.383; 6.050
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Fred de Graaf (acting) (VVD)
Area[2]
 • Total 80.42 km2 (31.05 sq mi)
 • Land 78.75 km2 (30.41 sq mi)
 • Water 1.67 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 7 m (23 ft)
Population (August 2017)[4]
 • Total 18,591
 • Density 236/km2 (610/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Heerdenaar, Heerder
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode 8180–8194
Area code 038, 0578
Website www.heerde.nl

Heerde ( pronunciation ) 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 council consists of 17 seats, which have been divided as follows since 2014:

  • CU-SGP - 4 seats
  • CDA - 4 seats
  • Municipal Interest Farmers Party Heerde - 3 seats
  • VVD - 2 seats
  • PvdA - 2 seats
  • D66-GL - 2 seats

Sport

The municipality has five amateur soccer clubs: vv Heerde,[5] SEH, WZC Wapenveld, vv Wapenveld and Vevo.

Topography

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

Notable residents

References

  1. ↑ "Burgemeester W.R.J.M. Pijnenburg-Adriaenssen" [Mayor W.R.J.M. Pijnenburg-Adriaenssen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Heerde. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 8181JE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2007-01-12.
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