Editing Nunspeet

{{Infobox settlement
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<!-- Name and transliteration -->
| name                    = Nunspeet
| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
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| image_alt               = 
| image_caption           = Skyline of Nunspeet
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| image_map               = Map - NL - Municipality code 0302 (2009).svg
| map_alt                 = Highlighted position of Nunspeet in a municipal map of Gelderland
| map_caption             = Location in Gelderland
| coordinates             = {{coord|52|23|N|5|47|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   = 
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Gelderland]]
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web
 |url = http://www.nunspeet.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/samenstelling_41789/
 |title = Samenstelling
 |trans-title = Members
 |language = nl
 |publisher = Gemeente Nunspeet
 |access-date = 14 July 2014
 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035624/http://www.nunspeet.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/samenstelling_41789/
 |archive-date = 4 March 2016
 |url-status = dead
 }}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = [[Reformed Political Party|D66]]
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Céline Blom]]
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| area_footnotes          = <ref>{{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2          = {{Dutch municipality total area|Nunspeet}}
| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|Nunspeet}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Nunspeet}}
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web 
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 |title = Postcodetool for 8071GJ
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 |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> 
 |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
 |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
 |access-date = 14 July 2014}}</ref>
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| population_total        = {{Dutch municipality population|Nunspeet}}
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| population_density_km2  = {{Dutch municipality population density|Nunspeet}} <!-- For automatic calculation: auto-->
| population_demonym      = Nunspeter
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| timezone                = [[Central European Time|CET]]
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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             = 8070–8077
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 0341, 0577
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.nunspeet.nl}}
| footnotes               =
}}
[[File:Gem-Nunspeet-OpenTopo.jpg|270px|thumb|''Dutch Topographic map of Nunspeet, June 2015'']]

'''Nunspeet''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈnʏnspeːt|-|Nl-Nunspeet.ogg}}) is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] and [[town]] in the central [[Netherlands]]. It has been an agricultural site since prehistoric times. The municipality contains a number of villages, namely Hulshorst, Elspeet, and Vierhouten. Nunspeet has a vivid historical foundation, called Nuwenspete.<ref>[http://www.nuwenspete.nl nuwenspete.nl]</ref>  In 1972 Nunspeet became a separate municipality after having been part of [[Ermelo, Netherlands|Ermelo]] before.

== Recreation ==
Nunspeet is a popular tourist area because it is surrounded by woods, holiday resorts and the former sea. Nunspeet has a town center which is located around the main market square. 

Nunspeet is situated on the shore of the [[Veluwemeer]] (''Veluwe lake)'' which makes it popular for water leisure. There is also a small lake called "de Zandenplas" which is a popular recreational area in wooded sandy terrain.

Other tourist attractions include the weekly market and the town festival, ''De nacht van Nunspeet'' (Nunspeet Night) and the ''Eibertjesmarkt'' (Eibertjes market), as well as an annual sporting event called "de Keiler".

== Population centres ==
* [[Elspeet]]
* Hulshorst
* Nunspeet
* [[Vierhouten, Gelderland|Vierhouten]]

==Transport==
* [[Nunspeet railway station]]

==See also==
* [[Round House (Nunspeet, Netherlands)|Round House]]

== Notable people ==
* [[Henry Van Asselt]] (1817 in Elspeet - 1902) a Dutch immigrant to the US, in the area that is now Seattle, Washington
* [[Tijs Tinbergen]] (born 1947 in Hulshorst) a Dutch filmmaker <ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0863857/  IMDb Database] retrieved 31 August 2019 </ref>
* [[Frank Berghuis]] (born 1967 in Nunspeet) a Dutch former footballer
* [[Leon Bolier]] (born 1980 in Nunspeet), also known by his mononym ''Bolier'', is a Dutch classically trained trance composer, DJ and record producer

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Nunspeet, de Nederlands Hervormde kerk RM30837 foto5 2013-07-15 14.08.jpg|Reformed church in Nunspeet
File:Houten veeschuur vroeg 20e eeuws.JPG|Wooden [[cattle barn]], early 20th century in Nunspeet
File:Beltmolen deduif-nunspeet.jpg|"De Duif" windmill, a [[beltmolen]] in Nunspeet
File:Elspeet, de Nederlands Hervormde kerk RM30847 compositie2 IMG 4688 2020-04-16 15.16.jpg|Church in [[Elspeet]]
File:Hulshorst, Hervormde kapel foto5 2013-07-15 13.45.jpg|Reformed chapel in Hulshorst
File:Hulshorst, molen de Maagd RM30858 foto7 2013-07-15 13.49.jpg|Windmill (molen de Maagd) in Hulshorst
</gallery>

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

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*{{Official website|http://www.nunspeet.nl}}

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Nunspeet
 | North     = [[Dronten]] ([[Flevoland|FL]])<br>''[[Veluwemeer]]''
 | Northeast = [[Elburg]]
 | East      = [[Epe, Netherlands|Epe]]
 | South     = [[Apeldoorn]]
 | Southwest = [[Ermelo, Netherlands|Ermelo]]
 | West      = [[Harderwijk]]
}}
{{Gelderland Province}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Nunspeet| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Gelderland]]
[[Category:Populated places in Gelderland]]