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Apeldoorn
City and Municipality
Former town hall in 2012
Former town hall in 2012
Flag of Apeldoorn
Flag
Coat of arms of Apeldoorn
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Apeldoorn in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Area
 • Municipality 341.15 km2 (131.72 sq mi)
 • Land 339.91 km2 (131.24 sq mi)
 • Water 1.24 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (Municipality, May 2014; Urban and Metro, May 2014)
 • Municipality 157,679
 • Density 464/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Urban
157,679
 • Metro
213,899
Demonym(s) Apeldoornaar, Apeldoorner, Apeldorenaar
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
3888, 7300–7381
Area code 055, 0577

Apeldoorn is a city in Gelderland in the Netherlands. It has about 160,000 inhabitants. The Het Loo Palace is in Apeldoorn. This was summer home of the Dutch Royal family.


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