Epe: Veluwe Forest Municipality with a Paper Mill Heritage
Epe has roughly 33,400 inhabitants spread across a large municipality on the Veluwe in Gelderland. The town sits at the transition between the forested Veluwe hills and the IJssel valley farmland. Paper manufacturing was historically significant, using the clear Veluwe streams to power mills. The Van Delden family operated paper mills here for generations.
The municipality includes the villages of Vaassen, Emst, and Oene. Kasteel de Cannenburch in Vaassen, a 16th-century moated castle, is open for tours and hosts cultural events. The Veluwe forests directly west of Epe contain red deer, wild boar, and extensive cycling paths.
Apeldoorn is about 15 kilometres south. Zwolle lies roughly 30 kilometres north. The A50 motorway, running along the IJssel valley, passes east of the municipality.
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Epe has roughly 33,400 inhabitants spread across a large municipality on the Veluwe in Gelderland. The town sits at the transition between the forested Veluwe hills and the IJssel valley farmland. Paper manufacturing was historically significant, using the clear Veluwe streams to power mills. The Van Delden family operated paper mills here for generations.
The municipality includes the villages of Vaassen, Emst, and Oene. Kasteel de Cannenburch in Vaassen, a 16th-century moated castle, is open for tours and hosts cultural events. The Veluwe forests directly west of Epe contain red deer, wild boar, and extensive cycling paths.
Apeldoorn is about 15 kilometres south. Zwolle lies roughly 30 kilometres north. The A50 motorway, running along the IJssel valley, passes east of the municipality.
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