Elspeet

Elspeet is a tourist village in the Netherlands, in the Veluwe region, in the municipality of Nunspeet, Gelderland, Netherlands. The village is situated about 10 kilometers south of Nunspeet and about 4 kilometers north of Uddel, on the Northern Veluwe. It is surrounded by forest and heather. The village has 4,635 inhabitants.

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Locality: Elspeet
Region: Gelderland
Country: Nederland
Population: 2,810
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Settlement.name: Elspeet
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: Elspeet, de Nederlands Hervormde kerk RM30847 compositie2 IMG 4688 2020-04-16 15.16.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Dutch Reformed Church
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gelderland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Nunspeet
Settlement.elevation_m: 30
Settlement.area_total_km2: 31.53
Settlement.population_total: 4,730
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021

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The origin of the name Elspeet is not entirely clear. El is thought to be referring to the word old and speet (spaded) to its older reclamation: ground first spaded over, as distinct from Nunspeet where this came later.

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