Heerde
Heerde 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
Politics
The Heerde municipal council consists of 17 seats, which since the 2022 municipal elections have been divided as follows:- CDA - 4 seats
- Municipal Interest Farmers Party, Heerde - 4 seats
- CU-SGP - 3 seats
- VVD - 2 seats
- D66-GL - 2 seats
- PvdA - 2 seats
Sport
Topography
''Map of the municipality of Heerde, June 2015.''
Notable residents
- Daniël de Clercq a Dutch socialist and activist
- Hendrik Jan van Duren a Dutch politician.
- Marijke Abels a Dutch visual artist, one of her sculptures is at the roundabout of the A50 junction in Heerde
Sport
- Jaap Zielhuis a Dutch sailor, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Jacco Eltingh a former professional tennis player
- Gerard van Velde a Dutch retired speed skating sprinter, gold medallist in the 2002 Winter Olympics