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Nunspeet

Municipality in Gelderland, Netherlands

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Coat of arms

Location in Gelderland

Coordinates: 52°23′N 5°47′E / 52.383°N 5.783°E / 52.383; 5.783CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandGovernment

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• BodyMunicipal council • MayorCéline Blom (D66)Area

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• Total129.53 km² (50.01 sq mi) • Land128.74 km² (49.71 sq mi) • Water0.79 km² (0.31 sq mi)Elevation

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8 m (26 ft)Population

(January 2021)^[4]

• Total28,021 • Density218/km² (560/sq mi)DemonymNunspeterTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postcode

8070–8077

Area code0341, 0577Websitewww.nunspeet.nl

*Dutch Topographic map of Nunspeet, June 2015*

Nunspeet (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnʏnspeːt] ^ⓘ) is a municipality and town in the central Netherlands. It has been an agricultural site since prehistoric times. The municipality contains a number of villages, namely Hulshorst, Elspeet, and Vierhouten. Nunspeet has a vivid historical foundation, called Nuwenspete.^[5] In 1972 Nunspeet became a separate municipality after having been part of Ermelo before.

Recreation

Nunspeet is a popular tourist area because it is surrounded by woods, holiday resorts and the former sea. Nunspeet has a town center which is located around the main market square.

Nunspeet is situated on the shore of the Veluwemeer (Veluwe lake) which makes it popular for water leisure. There is also a small lake called "de Zandenplas" which is a popular recreational area in wooded sandy terrain.

Other tourist attractions include the weekly market and the town festival, De nacht van Nunspeet (Nunspeet Night) and the Eibertjesmarkt (Eibertjes market), as well as an annual sporting event called "de Keiler".

Population centres

Elspeet
Hulshorst
Nunspeet
Vierhouten

Transport

Nunspeet railway station

Notable people

Henry Van Asselt (1817 in Elspeet - 1902) a Dutch immigrant to the US, in the area that is now Seattle, Washington
Tijs Tinbergen (born 1947 in Hulshorst) a Dutch filmmaker ^[6]
Frank Berghuis (born 1967 in Nunspeet) a Dutch former footballer
Leon Bolier (born 1980 in Nunspeet), also known by his mononym Bolier, is a Dutch classically trained trance composer, DJ and record producer

Gallery

Reformed church in Nunspeet
Wooden cattle barn, early 20th century in Nunspeet
"De Duif" windmill, a beltmolen in Nunspeet
Church in Elspeet
Reformed chapel in Hulshorst
Windmill (molen de Maagd) in Hulshorst

References

^ "Samenstelling" [Members] (in Dutch). Gemeente Nunspeet. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 8071GJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ nuwenspete.nl
^ IMDb Database retrieved 31 August 2019