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Heerde

Heerde town hall

Flag	Coat of arms

Location in Gelderland

Government

• Body

Municipal council

Area

• 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

7 m (23 ft)

Population

(May 2014)

• Total

18,546

• 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

Heerde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦeːrdə]) is a municipality and a town in the province of Gelderland, 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
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Topography
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See also

Population centres

Heerde
Hoorn
Veessen
Vorchten
Wapenveld

Sport

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

Topography

Map of the municipality of Heerde, June 2015.

Notable residents

Daan de Clercq

Daniël de Clercq (1854 in Heerde – 1931) a Dutch socialist and activist
Hendrik Jan van Duren (1937 in Heerde – 2008) a Dutch politician.
Marijke Abels (born 1948 in Deventer) a Dutch visual artist, one of her sculptures is at the roundabout of the A50 junction in Heerde

Sport

Jaap Zielhuis (born 1966 in Heerde) a Dutch sailor, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Jacco Eltingh (born 1970 in Heerde) a former professional tennis player
Gerard van Velde (born 1971 in Wapenveld) a Dutch retired speed skating sprinter, gold medallist in the 2002 Winter Olympics