Wezep is a town in the municipality of Oldebroek, Netherlands. Located in the province of Gelderland, it had about 13,500 inhabitants in 2012.[3] The Wezep railway station, located on the Utrecht–Zwolle railway, is the town's main landmark.[4] The municipality's TV station is called LOCO TV.[5]
Wezep | |
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Coordinates: 52°27′45″N 5°59′54″E / 52.46250°N 5.99833°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Gelderland |
Municipality | Oldebroek |
Area | |
• Total | 29.22 km2 (11.28 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4.4 m (14.4 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 13,715 |
• Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 8091[1] |
Dialing code | 038 |
Sports
editWezep has several sport clubs.
Club names | |
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Soccer | WHC Wezep[6] |
Tennis | WTC[7] |
Volleybal | VZK[8] |
Korfball | Rood-Wit[9] |
Gymnastics | OLVO[10] |
Shooting | Schietsport Vereniging Wezep[11] |
Table tennis | TTV Pearle Wezep[12] |
Badminton | Badminton '80[13] |
Dancing | Dansschool Bruinewoud[14] |
Notable residents
edit- Jan Terlouw (born 1931), physicist, author and politician
- Lana Wolf (born 1975), singer
Economy
editThe Plukon Food Group, one of the largest poultry meat companies in Europe, has its headquarters in Wezep.
Gallery
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House in Wezep
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Church in Wezep
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Village house
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Demonstration of non-commissioned officer school (1951)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
Statistics include Hattermerbroek
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8091AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
- ^ "Inwoners - gemeente Oldebroek". www.oldebroek.nl.
- ^ "Locourant.nl voorpagina". www.locourant.nl. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
- ^ "WHC".
- ^ "KNLTB.Club Clubsites". www.wezepsetc.nl.
- ^ "vzk-wezep.nl". ww6.vzk-wezep.nl.
- ^ "Home". K. V. Rood-Wit.
- ^ "OLVO-WezepOLVO-Wezep - gymnastiekvereniging Wezep".
- ^ "OLVO-WezepOLVO-Wezep - gymnastiekvereniging Wezep".
- ^ "TTV Pearle Wezep".
- ^ "Amptmeijer Badminton '80". Amptmeijer Badminton '80.
- ^ "Dansschool Bruinewoud". dansschoolbruinewoud.
- CMV De Eendracht
External links
editMedia related to Wezep at Wikimedia Commons