Eefde
Village in Gelderland, Netherlands
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Eefde is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Lochem, about 3 km northeast of the city of Zutphen.[3]
Eefde | |
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Village | |
Lock at Eefde | |
  Eefde Location in the Netherlands  Eefde Eefde (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52.1708°N 6.2251°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Lochem |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.22 km2 (5.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 4,445 |
| • Density | 312.6/km2 (809.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7211[1] |
| Dialing code | 0575 |
Overview
It was first mentioned between 1294 and 1295 as Evede, and might relate to a sheep (English: ewe for female sheep).[4] In 1840, it was home to 709 people.[5] After World War II, it started to developed as a suburb of Zutphen.[6]
There is a legend that Witte Wieven appear on that village every Christmas Eve, and dance on a Hill named Wittenwievenbult (Wise woman hill), after the white woman.
Gallery
Farm in Eefde
Villa "Quatre Bras"
Eefde, lock photo 1
Eefde, lock photo 2
