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[3] inhabitants.

Elspeet
Village
Dutch Reformed Church
Dutch Reformed Church
Elspeet is located in Gelderland
Elspeet
Elspeet
Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands
Elspeet is located in Netherlands
Elspeet
Elspeet
Elspeet (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°15′28″N 5°46′51″E / 52.25778°N 5.78083°E / 52.25778; 5.78083
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
MunicipalityNunspeet
Area
 • Total
31.53 km2 (12.17 sq mi)
Elevation30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
4,730
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8075[1]
Dialing code0577

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

Elspeet is a conservative Protestant village. In the 2006 municipal elections, 70 percent of the local population voted for the Reformed Political Party (SGP). The three Christian parties in the elections (the Reformed Political Party, the Christian Union and the Christian Democratic Appeal) had a combined total of almost 90 percent of the votes.

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  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 April 2022. three entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 8075AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. ^ https://www.nunspeet.nl/fileadmin/Nunspeet_documenten/Producten/Over_Nunspeet/Kerncijferkaart_2019.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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