Editing Ede, Netherlands (section)

== Economy ==
Economically, the town of Ede is doing fairly well thanks to the proximity of major highways and railways which offer fast connections to the [[port of Rotterdam]], [[Schiphol]] airport and the [[Ruhr Area]] in [[Germany]]. The main sources of employment used to be a factory belonging to the Dutch Enka company and the three military bases situated in the east of the town. The factory, however, has been closed and the military bases are largely underused since [[conscription]] was abolished. The town's economy is lately becoming more focused on national tourism from the more densely populated western cities like [[Amsterdam]] and [[The Hague]], and on education such as local colleges and the large [[Wageningen University]] in the city of [[Wageningen]].

Some of the more notable or larger companies and other employers in and around Ede are:

* [[Fruit juice]] and drinks-factory [[:nl:Riedel (drankenfabrikant)|Riedel (juices and fruit drinks)]].
* Plant and flower [[auction house]] Plantion (since 1 March 2010).<ref>Homepage [http://www.plantion.nl/ Plantion], visited 3 October 2010</ref>
* Advertising agency Lukkien who developed [[Lukkien Heliport|their own heliport]] on the roof of their office.<ref>Infopage [http://www.helihaven.nl/ Lukkien Heliport] and [http://www.helihaven.nl/files/heliport_kaartje.pdf Approach Map]</ref>
* The [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[headquarters]] for [[Kimberly-Clark]].<ref>Contact-page [http://www.kchealthcare.com/Europe/Footer/ContactUs.aspx?culture=nl-NL KCHealthcare website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100804124108/http://www.kchealthcare.com/europe/Footer/ContactUs.aspx?culture=nl-NL |date=2010-08-04 }}, visited 3 October 2010</ref>
* The Dutch headquarters of mattress and pillow manufacturer [[Tempur-Pedic]].<ref>Contact page on [http://www.tempur.nl/CONTACT.aspx Dutch website] of company, visited 3 October 2010</ref>
* Deli-XL, a foodservice distributor in Belgium and the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web|title=Deli XL BV: Private Company Information - Businessweek|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=5632980|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722013002/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=5632980|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 22, 2009|publisher=Businessweek.com|access-date=14 December 2012}}</ref> 
* The head office and two of the main [[datacentre]]s of independent [[internet provider]] BIT.<ref>Contact page on [http://www.bit.nl/home/contact/ BIT] website, visited 2 October 2010</ref>
* The world headquarters of organ manufacturer [[Johannus Orgelbouw]] and the Global Organ Group.

===Transportation===
Ede is situated along the [[A12 motorway (Netherlands)|A12 motorway]] and has a direct link to the [[A1 motorway (Netherlands)|A1]] via the [[A30 motorway (Netherlands)|A30]].
[[File:Ede-Wageningen Railway Station.JPG|thumb|right|[[Ede-Wageningen railway station]]]]
There are two railway stations in Ede: [[Ede-Wageningen railway station]] and [[Ede Centrum railway station]]. Ede-Wageningen is the main station with services to [[Alkmaar]], [[Amersfoort]], [[Amsterdam]], [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]], [[Arnhem]], [[Barneveld (town)|Barneveld]], [[Den Helder]] and [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]].

Ede Centrum is served by trains from [[Amersfoort]] and [[Barneveld (town)|Barneveld]] to Ede-Wageningen.

=== Education ===
There are four secondary schools in Ede: [[Marnix College]],<ref>[http://www.marnixcollege.nl Marnix College]</ref> [[Pallas Athene College]],<ref>[http://www.pallasathenecollege.nl/ Pallas Athene College]</ref> two divisions of [[Het Streek]],<ref>[http://www.hetstreek.nl/ Het Streek]</ref> and [[Groenhorst College|Aeres VMBO]].<ref>[https://www.aeresvmbo.nl/ Aeres VMBO]</ref> In addition, Ede has a [[university of applied sciences]], the [[Christian University of Applied Sciences Ede]] (Christelijke Hogeschool Ede).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.che.nl/english.html |title=Christelijke Hogeschool Ede |access-date=2011-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331183053/http://www.che.nl/english.html |archive-date=2017-03-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Recently, a primary college focused on the equivalent of basic education named Technova College (formerly known as ROC A12) has been gaining interest and popularity since renovations started in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.a12.nl/|title=ROC A12|website=ROC A12|language=nl|access-date=2017-07-20}}</ref>

=== Social life ===
Each year, in the last week of August, there is a municipality-wide celebration called [[Heideweek]] (''Week of the heather''). It largely involves traditional Dutch festivities, along with local customs. During the week, a ''Queen of the heather'' and a ''Princess of the heather'' are elected from several candidates and will be the representative for the municipality of Ede on various other festivities, until next year when a new queen and princess are elected.