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- For the South African town with the same name, see Ermelo, Mpumalanga
Ermelo is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland in the Veluwe area with a population of over 26.000.
[edit] History
The town has been known to exist since at least 855. For a long time it consisted of little more than a few farms and some other buildings like a windmill and a church and it didn't really grow much until the 19th century; in the year 1830 a road was made to make this part of the Veluwe more accessible and at the end of the 19th century the town got a train station. Because the trainstation was some distance away from the town centre a road was constructed, the Stationsstraat, which is now considered to be the centre of the town. After the second world war a shortage of houses resulted in a rapid growth of Ermelo. In 1973 Nunspeet became its own separate municipality after having been part of Ermelo before.
In 2005 it celebrated its 1150th birthday. There were many national and local artists performing in Ermelo and Horst.
[edit] Recreation
There are many campsites in the forests surrounding Ermelo which are popular place to stay for mainly Dutch tourists. Cycling through the forests and heaths is a popular activity, especially during the summer. The nearby Veluwemeer allows recreation on the water or beach. Spanish La Liga football team Valencia CF has regularly used Ermelo as a base for their preseason training, and have played a number of matches at the local ground against other visiting clubs from Europe, such as Lokomotiv Sofia in 2007 and Fenerbahçe in 2006. [1]
[edit] Population centres
- De Beek
- Drie
- Horst
- Houtdorp
- Leuvenum
- Speuld
- Staverden
- Telgt
- Tonsel
[edit] People born in Ermelo
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Coordinates: 52°18′N, 5°37′E
