Editing Ede, Netherlands

{{Infobox settlement
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| name                    = Ede
| settlement_type         = [[Town]] and [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]]
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| map_caption             = Location in Gelderland
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| pushpin_map_caption     = Location within the Netherlands##Location within Europe
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = Province
| subdivision_name1       = [[Gelderland]]
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web
 |url         = https://www.ede.nl/gemeente/bestuur-en-politiek/college-van-burgemeester-en-wethouders/burgemeester/
 |title       = Burgemeester
 |trans-title = Mayor
 |language    = nl
 |publisher   = Gemeente Ede
 |access-date  = 18 June 2014
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714161621/https://www.ede.nl/gemeente/bestuur-en-politiek/college-van-burgemeester-en-wethouders/burgemeester/
 |archive-date = 14 July 2014
}}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]]
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[René Verhulst]]
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| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Ede}}
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web 
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 |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
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| population_demonym      = Edenaar
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| timezone_DST            = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST          = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 6710–6745, 6877
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 0318
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.ede.nl}}
| footnotes               =
}}

'''Ede''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈeːdə|-|Nl-Ede.ogg}}) is a [[city]] and [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] in the [[Netherlands]], in the [[Provinces of the Netherlands|province]] of [[Gelderland]]. {{As of|2024|11|22|post=,}} municipality had  123,532 inhabitants, and as of 1 January 2023 the city had 79.435 inhabitants .

== Population centres ==
[[File:Ede-plaats-OpenTopo.jpg|255px|thumb|Dutch topographic map of Ede (town), March 2014]]

'''Community''': 
* Ede (town)
* [[Bennekom]]
* [[De Klomp]]
* [[Deelen]]
* [[Ederveen]]
* [[Harskamp]]
* [[Hoenderloo]]
* [[Lunteren]]
* [[Otterlo]] ([[Kröller-Müller Museum]])
* [[Wekerom]]

== Location ==
[[File:2007-02-03 11.14 Ede, kerk in het centrum foto1.JPG|thumbnail|right|Ede, 'Oude Kerk']]
[[File:Walderveense molen sneeuw (2).jpg|thumbnail|right|Walderveen Windmill]]
The town itself is situated halfway between the larger cities of [[Arnhem]] and [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]], with direct rail and road connections to both cities. There are no connections to any water nearby; however, there also is a direct road connection to the city of [[Wageningen]] which hosts a small industrial port on the river [[Rijn]] and a direct road and rail connection to the city of Arnhem, which features a larger port at a greater distance. The environment is clean and green because Ede is partly built in a forest and partly on the central Dutch plains in the national park called [[Nationaal Park De Hoge Veluwe|Nationaal Park "De Hoge Veluwe"]].

== 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.

==Notable residents==
[[File:VanderKnaap Dutch politician kabinet Balkenende IV.jpg|140px|thumb|Cees van der Knaap, 2007]]
* [[Arthur F.E. van Schendel]] (1910–1979) a Dutch art historian and museum director
* [[Bert de Vries]] (born 1938) a retired Dutch politician and economist; lives in [[Bennekom]]
* [[Hans Dorrestijn]] (born 1940), writer and comedian<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0234071/  IMDb Database] retrieved 13 February 2020</ref>
* [[Roel Robbertsen]] (born 1948) a Dutch politician and pig farmer, Mayor of Ede 2002 to 2007
* [[Cees van der Knaap]] (born 1951) a Dutch politician; Mayor of Ede 2008 to 2017
* [[Hans L. Bodlaender]] (born 1960) a Dutch computer scientist and academic
* [[Flora Lagerwerf-Vergunst]] (born 1964) a Dutch judge and former politician and educator
* [[Tamara Bos]] (born 1967) a Dutch screenwriter<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0097702/  IMDb Database] retrieved 13 February 2020</ref>
* [[Marianne Thieme]] (born 1972), politician, author and animal rights activist
* [[Arend Kisteman]] (born 1984), Dutch politician

=== Sport ===
[[File:Hennie Top 1981.jpg|140px|thumb|Hennie Top, 1981]]
* [[Dick Schoenaker]] (born 1952), a retired football midfielder with about 430 club caps
* [[Hennie Top]] (born 1956) a former professional cyclist, competed at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] 
* [[John Scherrenburg]] (born 1963), a retired water polo player, competed at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Angela Postma]] (born 1971), a former freestyle swimmer, competed at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Sonja Tol]] (born 1972), a Dutch épée fencer, competed at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Benno Kuipers]] (born 1974), a former breaststroke swimmer, 18 times Dutch Champion
* [[Jaap van Lagen]] (born 1976) a Dutch racing driver
* [[Esmeral Tunçluer]] (born 1980), a Dutch-Turkish former basketball player
* [[Diederik van Silfhout]] (born 1988) a dressage rider, competed at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Bibiane Schoofs]] (born 1988), a Dutch professional tennis player; lives in Ede
* [[Ruben Knab]] (born 1988) a Dutch rower, competed at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]

== Gallery ==
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File:Ede, beelden van kunstenaar Juan Ripolles voor het gemeentehuis IMG 5044 2020-04-26 10.57.jpg
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==Climate==
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|location = [[Deelen]], Ede (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1953−present)
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|collapsed = Y
|Jan record high C = 14.5
|Feb record high C = 19.5
|Mar record high C = 24.6
|Apr record high C = 29.4
|May record high C = 31.9
|Jun record high C = 34.2
|Jul record high C = 39.2
|Aug record high C = 37.2
|Sep record high C = 32.7
|Oct record high C = 26.4
|Nov record high C = 19.5
|Dec record high C = 15.2
|Jan record low C = -24.2
|Feb record low C = -23.2
|Mar record low C = -17.0
|Apr record low C = -9.4
|May record low C = -4.5
|Jun record low C = -0.9
|Jul record low C = 2.0
|Aug record low C = 2.4
|Sep record low C = -0.9
|Oct record low C = -6.5
|Nov record low C = -9.9
|Dec record low C = -18.4
|Jan high C = 5.4
|Feb high C = 6.5
|Mar high C = 10.3
|Apr high C = 14.9
|May high C = 18.6
|Jun high C = 21.3
|Jul high C = 23.4
|Aug high C = 23.0
|Sep high C = 19.4
|Oct high C = 14.5
|Nov high C = 9.3
|Dec high C = 6.0
|year high C = 14.4
|Jan mean C = 2.9
|Feb mean C = 3.2
|Mar mean C = 5.9
|Apr mean C = 9.6
|May mean C = 13.3
|Jun mean C = 16.1
|Jul mean C = 18.1
|Aug mean C = 17.7
|Sep mean C = 14.5
|Oct mean C = 10.5
|Nov mean C = 6.4
|Dec mean C = 3.5
|year mean C = 10.1
|Jan low C = 0.0
|Feb low C = -0.0
|Mar low C = 1.6
|Apr low C = 3.8
|May low C = 7.5
|Jun low C = 10.4
|Jul low C = 12.6
|Aug low C = 12.3
|Sep low C = 9.8
|Oct low C = 6.6
|Nov low C = 3.3
|Dec low C = 0.9
|year low C = 5.7
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|Jan precipitation mm = 79.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 63.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 60.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 43.8
|May precipitation mm = 62.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 69.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 86.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 83.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 73.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 73.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 79.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 91.3
|year precipitation mm = 868.0
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|Jan humidity = 88.8
|Feb humidity = 85.5
|Mar humidity = 80.0
|Apr humidity = 72.8
|May humidity = 72.5
|Jun humidity = 74.5
|Jul humidity = 75.7
|Aug humidity = 77.5
|Sep humidity = 82.5
|Oct humidity = 86.6
|Nov humidity = 90.9
|Dec humidity = 90.8
|year humidity = 81.5
|Jan sun = 62.7
|Feb sun = 86.7
|Mar sun = 135.8
|Apr sun = 181.6
|May sun = 205.1
|Jun sun = 196.2
|Jul sun = 203.2
|Aug sun = 188.3
|Sep sun = 148.7
|Oct sun = 115.9
|Nov sun = 66.7
|Dec sun = 53.5
|year sun = 1644.4
|Jan percentsun = 24.2
|Feb percentsun = 30.8
|Mar percentsun = 36.8
|Apr percentsun = 43.6
|May percentsun = 42.2
|Jun percentsun = 39.3
|Jul percentsun = 40.4
|Aug percentsun = 41.4
|Sep percentsun = 39.0
|Oct percentsun = 35.0
|Nov percentsun = 25.0
|Dec percentsun = 22.0
|year percentsun =35.0
|source 1 = [[Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://weerstatistieken.nl/deelen
| title = Weerstatistieken Deelen
| publisher = [[Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute]]
| access-date = June 25, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.knmi.nl/klimaat-viewer/grafieken-tabellen/meteorologische-stations/stations-maand/stations-maand_1991-2020
|title=Klimaatviewer 1991-2020
| publisher = [[Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute]]
| access-date = June 25, 2022}}</ref>}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
*{{Commons category-inline|Ede, Netherlands}}
*{{wikivoyage inline|Ede}}
* {{Official website|http://www.ede.nl}}

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{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Ede
|North     = [[Barneveld (town)|Barneveld]]
|Northeast = [[Apeldoorn]]
|Southeast = [[Arnhem]]
|South     = [[Wageningen]], [[Renkum]]
|Southwest = [[Rhenen]]{{space}}([[Utrecht (province)|UT]])
|West      = [[Renswoude]]{{space}}([[Utrecht (province)|UT]])<br>[[Veenendaal]]{{space}}([[Utrecht (province)|UT]])
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{{Dutch municipality Ede}}
{{Gelderland Province}}
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