Epe, Netherlands


Epe is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.
The municipality has a population of 32,191, and the town itself has a population of 15,552. The town hall stands in Epe, which is situated about north of Apeldoorn and south of Zwolle.
Another important town within the municipality is Vaassen, halfway between Epe and Apeldoorn. It has an interesting castle called 'Kasteel De Cannenburgh', which is open to visitors. Epe, Vaassen and also the village of Oene each have a beautiful medieval church. Other population centres of interest are Emst, Gortel, Tongeren, Wissel and Zuuk.

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Epe is twinned with:

Notable people

  • Antonie Pannekoek a Dutch astronomer, Marxist theorist and social revolutionary
  • Henry G. Schermers lawyer and academic
  • Menno-Jan Kraak a Dutch cartographer and academic
  • Esther Hart singer

    Sport

  • Marc Overmars football player with 399 club caps
  • John Stegeman former footballer and former manager of Heracles Almelo
  • Teun Mulder track cyclist, bronze medallist at the 2012 Summer Olympics