Epe, Netherlands

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Epe

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Vaassen, de Cannenburch RM15361 positie2 foto2 2013-08-01 14.55.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Cannenburgh Castle

| image_flag = Flag of Epe.svg

| flag_size = 100x67px

| flag_alt =

| image_shield = Coat of arms of Epe.svg

| shield_size = 100x80px

| shield_alt =

| image_map = Map - NL - Municipality code 0232 (2009).svg

| map_alt = Highlighted position of Epe in a municipal map of Gelderland

| map_caption = Location in Gelderland

| coordinates = {{coord|52|21|N|5|59|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Gelderland

| government_footnotes = {{cite web

|url = http://www.epe.nl/internet/college_232/

|title = College

|trans-title=Board

|language = nl

|publisher = Gemeente Epe

|access-date = 30 June 2014

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140709075942/http://www.epe.nl/internet/college_232/

|archive-date = 9 July 2014

}}

| governing_body = Municipal council

| leader_party = VVD

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Hans van der Hoeve

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}

| area_total_km2 = {{Dutch municipality total area|Epe}}

| area_land_km2 = {{Dutch municipality land area|Epe}}

| area_water_km2 = {{Dutch municipality water area|Epe}}

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web

|url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool

|title = Postcodetool for 8161CL

|language = nl

|author =

|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland

|publisher = Het Waterschapshuis

|access-date = 30 June 2014}}

| elevation_m = 13

| elevation_max_footnotes =

| elevation_max_m =

| elevation_min_footnotes =

| elevation_min_m =

| population_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}

| population_total = {{Dutch municipality population|Epe}}

| population_as_of = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}

| population_density_km2 = {{Dutch municipality population density|Epe}}

| population_demonym = Epenaar, Eper

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = 8160–8172

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 0578

| website = {{URL|1=http://www.epe.nl}}

| footnotes =

}}

Epe ({{IPA|nl|ˈeːpə|-|Nl-Epe.ogg}}) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.

The municipality has a population of 32,191 Epenezen (2015, source: CBS), and the town itself has a population of 15,552. The town hall stands in Epe, which is situated about {{convert|16|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Apeldoorn and {{convert|21|km|mi|abbr=on}} 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 'Kasteel De Cannenburgh', which is open to visitors (guided tour compulsory). Epe, Vaassen and also the village of Oene each have a medieval church. Other population centres of interest are Emst, Gortel, Tongeren, Wissel and Zuuk.