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thumb|right|266px|Apeldoorn in the 17th century by Jacob van Ruisdael thumb|right|266px|Omnisport Velodrome Apeldoorn Apeldoorn (; Dutch Low Saxon: ) is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland in the centre of the Netherlands. The municipality of Apeldoorn, including the villages of Beekbergen, Loenen, Ugchelen and Hoenderloo, had a population of 165,525 on 1 December 2021. The western half of the municipality lies on the Veluwe ridge, with the eastern half in the IJssel valley.

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Apeldoorn is a city and municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland, located in the central Netherlands, with a population of around 165,500 as of 2021. The city spans two geographic regions—the Veluwe ridge to the west and the IJssel valley to the east—and encompasses several surrounding villages.

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Settlement.name: Apeldoorn
Settlement.settlement_type: City and Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Oranjepark01 Apeldoorn.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Oranjepark in Apeldoorn
Settlement.image_flag: Apeldoorn vlag.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100x67px
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Apeldoorn.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Europe
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within the Netherlands##Location within Europe
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gelderland
Settlement.governing_body: Municipal council
Settlement.leader_party: PvdA
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Demonym: Apeldorenaar
Population: 164781
Area: 341.14
Elevation: 16
Official website: www.apeldoorn.nl
Image: HetLoo3.JPG
Households: 67265
Dialing code: 055

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Commons category: Apeldoorn
Commons gallery: Apeldoorn
postal code: 7300–7381
native label: Apeldoorn
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +31-55-580-15-55
social media followers: 14858

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The city of Apeldoorn
House of Orange-Nassau
Demographics
Inhabitants by origin
Geography
Climate
Population centres
Economy and infrastructure
Local businesses
Public transport
Culture
Museums
Theater / cinema
Education
Schools
Universities
Sport
Notable people
Public servants
The arts
Sport
Business
2009 car attack
Twin towns – sister cities
References
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thumb|right|266px|Apeldoorn in the 17th century by Jacob van Ruisdael thumb|right|266px|Omnisport Velodrome Apeldoorn Apeldoorn (; Dutch Low Saxon: ) is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland in the centre of the Netherlands. The municipality of Apeldoorn, including the villages of Beekbergen, Loenen, Ugchelen and Hoenderloo, had a population of 165,525 on 1 December 2021. The western half of the municipality lies on the Veluwe ridge, with the eastern half in the IJssel valley.

== The city of Apeldoorn == thumb|left|216px|Paleis Het Loo, spring 2012 thumb|right|216px|Apenheul ape zoo, male Bonobo thumb|right|216px|Apartment buildings along the canal thumb|right|216px|City hall The oldest known reference to Apeldoorn, then called Appoldro, dates from the 8th century. The settlement came into being at the point where the old road from Amersfoort to Deventer crossed that from Arnhem to Zwolle. A 1740 map refers to it as Appeldoorn.

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