Wezep

Town in Gelderland, Netherlands
52°27′45″N 5°59′54″E / 52.46250°N 5.99833°E / 52.46250; 5.99833Country NetherlandsProvince GelderlandMunicipalityOldebroekArea • Total29.22 km2 (11.28 sq mi)Elevation4.4 m (14.4 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total13,715 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
8091[1]
Dialing code038

Wezep is a town in the municipality of Oldebroek, Netherlands. Located in the province of Gelderland, it had about 13,500 inhabitants in 2012.[3] The Wezep railway station, located on the Utrecht–Zwolle railway, is the town's main landmark.[4] The municipality's TV station is called LOCO TV.[5]

Sports

Wezep has several sport clubs.

Club names
Soccer WHC Wezep[6]
Tennis WTC[7]
Volleybal VZK[8]
Korfball Rood-Wit[9]
Gymnastics OLVO[10]
Shooting Schietsport Vereniging Wezep[11]
Table tennis TTV Pearle Wezep[12]
Badminton Badminton '80[13]
Dancing Dansschool Bruinewoud[14]

Notable residents

  • Jan Terlouw (born 1931), physicist, author and politician
  • Lana Wolf (born 1975), singer

Economy

The Plukon Food Group, one of the largest poultry meat companies in Europe, has its headquarters in Wezep.

Gallery

  • House in Wezep
    House in Wezep
  • Church in Wezep
    Church in Wezep
  • Village house
    Village house
  • Demonstration of non-commissioned officer school (1951)
    Demonstration of non-commissioned officer school (1951)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 April 2022. Statistics include Hattermerbroek
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 8091AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  4. ^ "Inwoners - gemeente Oldebroek". www.oldebroek.nl.
  5. ^ "Locourant.nl voorpagina". www.locourant.nl. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  6. ^ "WHC".
  7. ^ "KNLTB.Club Clubsites". www.wezepsetc.nl.
  8. ^ "vzk-wezep.nl". ww6.vzk-wezep.nl.
  9. ^ "Home". K. V. Rood-Wit.
  10. ^ "OLVO-WezepOLVO-Wezep - gymnastiekvereniging Wezep".
  11. ^ "OLVO-WezepOLVO-Wezep - gymnastiekvereniging Wezep".
  12. ^ "TTV Pearle Wezep".
  13. ^ "Amptmeijer Badminton '80". Amptmeijer Badminton '80.
  14. ^ "Dansschool Bruinewoud". dansschoolbruinewoud.
  • CMV De Eendracht

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