Epe

Epe is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.

The municipality had a population of 0 in, the town itself had a population of 15,593 in 2007. The town hall stands in Epe, which is situated about 16 km north of Apeldoorn and 21 km south of Zwolle.

Another important town within the municipality is Vaassen (12,739 inhabitants), halfway between Epe and Apeldoorn. It has an interesting castle called 'De Cannenburgh', which is open to visitors (guided tour compulsory). Epe, Vaassen and also the village of Oene each have a beautiful medieval church. Other population centres of interest are Emst, Gortel, Tongeren, Wissel and Zuuk.

Twin towns – Sister cities
Epe is twinned with:
 * 🇸🇰 Rajecké Teplice, Slovakia
 * 🇩🇪 Gronau, Germany

Notable residents

 * Marc Overmars (Emst, 1973), football player. Played for AFC Ajax, Arsenal F.C. and F.C. Barcelona.
 * Teun Mulder (Zuuk, 1981), track cyclist.
 * Esther Hart (Epe, 1970), singer.
 * Helen Fermate (Halfweg, 1964), artist.