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Ede ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːdə] ) is a town and municipality in the Netherlands , in the province of Gelderland . As of 1 July 2021, Ede had 119,186 inhabitants.

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36-1261: (Redirected from EDE ) [REDACTED] Look up ede in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ede may refer to: Places [ edit ] Ede, Netherlands Ede, Osun , Nigeria People [ edit ] E De people of Vietnam Given name [ edit ] Ede Dunai (born 1949), Hungarian footballer Ede Kallós (1866–1950), Hungarian sculptor Ede Komáromi (1928–2006), Hungarian basketball player Ede Király (1926–2009), Hungarian figure skater Ede Magyar (1877–1912), Hungarian architect Ede Poldini (1869–1957), Hungarian composer Ede Reményi (1828–1898), Hungarian violinist Ede Szigligeti (1814–1878), Hungarian dramatist Ede Telcs (1872–1948), Hungarian sculptor Ede Teller (1908–2003), Hungarian-American physicist Ede Tomori (1920–1997), Hungarian photographer Ede Vadászi (1923–1995), Hungarian basketball player Ede Višinka (born 1972), Serbian footballer Surname [ edit ] Amatoritsero Ede (born 1963), Nigerian-Canadian poet Basil Ede (1931–2016), English wildlife artist Charles Ede (1921–2002), British publisher, founder of

72-494: A university of applied sciences , the Christian University of Applied Sciences Ede (Christelijke Hogeschool Ede). Recently, a primary college focused on the equivalent of basic education named Technova College (formerly known as ROC A12) has been gaining interest and popularity since renovations started in 2015. Each year, in the last week of August, there is a municipality-wide celebration called Heideweek ( Week of

108-556: A British art collector and patron Piers Moore Ede (born 1975), British writer Languages [ edit ] Ede language , spoken in Benin and Togo Rade language , also known as Êđê, spoken in Vietnam Other uses [ edit ] Eating Disorder Examination Interview Ede the God, a character in the science fiction trilogy A Requiem for Homo Sapiens European Day of

144-781: A direct link to the A1 via the A30 . There are two railway stations in Ede: Ede-Wageningen railway station and Ede Centrum railway station . Ede-Wageningen is the main station with services to Alkmaar , Amersfoort , Amsterdam , Amsterdam Airport Schiphol , Arnhem , Barneveld , Den Helder and Utrecht . Ede Centrum is served by trains from Amersfoort and Barneveld to Ede-Wageningen. There are four secondary schools in Ede: Marnix College , Pallas Athene College , two divisions of Het Streek , and Aeres VMBO . In addition, Ede has

180-569: A hunters camp from around 5000 BC have been discovered. In Schaarsbergen , twelve grave mounds were found from 2400 BC, which brought the so-called Neolithic Revolution to the area of Arnhem, which meant the rise of the farmers. The earliest settlement in Arnhem dates from 1500 BC, of which traces have been found on the Hoogkamp, where the Van Goyenstraat is currently located. In the inner city, around

216-412: A part has been reconstructed to a modern design and opened in 1964. Officially the tower is not part of the church and is owned by the municipality. The house of Maarten van Rossum, a general serving Duke Charles van Gelre, has been the town hall since 1830: The satyrs in its Renaissance ornamentation earned it the name Duivelshuis (devil's house). The Netherlands Open Air Museum is located outside

252-506: A replica of the proposed BMX racing track at the London Velopark venue. The track will host the second event on the 2011 UCI BMX World Championships , on 27 and 28 May 2011. Since January 2013 Sports Centre Papendal officially split from NOC * NSF and thus as organization demerges. This split offers Sports Centre Papendal many commercial benefits. There are facilities for various sports, including athletics, cycling and more. Sport in

288-409: A small industrial port on the river Rijn and a direct road and rail connection to the city of Arnhem, which features a larger port at a greater distance. The environment is clean and green due to the fact that Ede is partly built in a forest and partly on the central Dutch plains in the national park called Nationaal Park "De Hoge Veluwe" . Economically, the town of Ede is doing fairly well thanks to

324-724: Is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands , near the German border. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland , located on both banks of the rivers Nederrijn and Sint-Jansbeek , which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem is home to the Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen , ArtEZ Institute of the Arts , Netherlands Open Air Museum , Airborne Museum 'Hartenstein' , Royal Burgers' Zoo , NOC*NSF and National Sports Centre Papendal . The north corner of

360-420: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ede, Netherlands Community : The town itself is situated halfway between the larger cities of Arnhem and Utrecht , with direct rail and road connections to both cities. There are no connections to any water nearby; however, there also is a direct road connection to the city of Wageningen which hosts

396-486: Is the highest structure of the town. It is a 140-m-high TV tower. The National Sports Centre Papendal is the national sports development centre of the Netherlands , located in Arnhem. The first event held at Papendal was the 1980 Summer Paralympics , from 21 June to 5 July. However the site was formally adopted and developed from 1993, after the merger of the Dutch National Olympic Committee (NOC) and

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432-562: Is the only remaining part of the medieval walls. In the 19th century, Arnhem was a genteel resort town famous for its picturesque beauty. It was known as "het Haagje van het oosten" (The Little Hague of the East), mainly because a number of rich former sugar barons or planters from the Indies settled there, as they did in The Hague . Even now the city is famous for its parks and greenery. The urbanization in

468-636: The Sint-Jansbeek , traces of settlement have been found from around 700 BC, while the first traces south of the Rhine have been found dating to around 500 BC, in the Schuytgraaf . Though the early tracks of settlements did show that the early residents of Arnhem descended from the forests on the hills, Arnhem was not built on the banks of the river Rhine, but a little higher along the Sint-Jansbeek. Arnhem arose on

504-732: The Entrepreneur Europe–Democracy–Esperanto , a European electoral list Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ede . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ede&oldid=1111620759 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

540-677: The Folio Society Charles Montague Ede (1865–1925), Hong Kong Businessman Dennis Ede (1931–2021), British Anglican priest Chinedu Ede (born 1987), German footballer of Nigerian descent George Ede (1834–1870), English cricketer George Ede (biathlete) (1940–2012), Canadian biathlete Graeme Ede (born 1960), New Zealand sport shooter James Ede (born 1984), English cricketer James Chuter Ede (1882–1965), British educationist and Labour politician, Home Secretary (1945–51) Jan Willem van Ede (born 1963), Dutch football goalkeeper Jim Ede (1895–1990),

576-652: The Germans during and after the battle, returned in the summer of 1945. The reconstruction of Arnhem took until 1969 to finally be completed. Just outside Arnhem, in the town of Oosterbeek the Commonwealth War Graves Commission built the Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery which contains the graves of most of those killed during the September landings, and many of those killed in later fighting in

612-474: The Nederlandse Sport Federatie (NSF). NOC*NSF have 90 affiliated national sports organizations, representing about 2700 individual sports clubs. Papendal is also the training location of football club Vitesse Arnhem , and the club's youth development system. Supporting facilities include a conference centre and hotel. In preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics , in 2011 the facility built

648-713: The Spanish forces by Dutch and English troops in 1585 the city became part of the Republic of the Seven United Provinces of the Netherlands . The French occupied the town from 1672 to 1674. From 1795 to 1813, it was reoccupied by the French, by both revolutionary and imperial forces. In the early 19th century, the former fortifications were almost completely dismantled, to give space for town expansion. The Sabelspoort (Sabresgate)

684-648: The abbey of Prüm, settled in, and fortified it. Arnhem entered the Hanseatic League in 1443. In 1473, it was captured by Charles the Bold of Burgundy. In 1514, Charles of Egmond , duke of Guelders , took it from the dukes of Burgundy ; in 1543, it fell to the emperor Charles V . As capital of the so-called "Kwartier van Veluwe" it joined the Union of Utrecht during the Eighty Years' War in 1579. After its capture from

720-402: The area. The city also hosted the 1980 Summer Paralympics . The municipality of Arnhem consists of the city of Arnhem and the following surrounding suburbs and former villages: Arnhem consists of three districts ( stadsdelen ) and 24 neighbourhoods ( wijken ). Each neighbourhood has a number which corresponds to its postal code . The outlying areas of the following villages are bordering

756-654: The city is principally focussed on its association football club Vitesse Arnhem and its stadium the GelreDome built for the UEFA Euro 2000 . The club has enjoyed some success in the Eredivisie and has featured in the UEFA Cup competition. Their best result in the Eredivisie was third place in 1997 – 98. The club won the KNVB Cup in 2016–17 . Introdans is a dance company based in

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792-776: The city of Arnhem. In 2009 the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science designated Introdans part of the basic national infrastructure. In 2016 was the Giro d'Italia in Arnhem. Arnhem has had a main central railway station since 1845 – Arnhem Centraal railway station , which is serviced by several intercity lines and the Intercity-Express to Düsseldorf and further on to Frankfurt . Until 2016, there were also NS International trains to other destinations abroad, with some coaches going as far as Moscow . The intercity lines provide direct connections to Utrecht , Nijmegen and Zutphen . It

828-694: The city's Eredivisie team in football , is a unique facility that features a retractable roof and a slide-out grass pitch. The concept has been fully duplicated since then by the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen , Germany, and State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona , U.S., and partially by the Sapporo Dome in Japan (which has a sliding pitch but a fixed roof). The KEMA Toren (formerly known as SEP Control Tower )

864-401: The city. It includes antique houses, farms, factories, and windmills from different parts of the Netherlands. Two other windmills stand in Arnhem itself, De Hoop and De Kroon . The Royal Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem is one of the biggest and most-visited zoos in the Netherlands, featuring an underwater walkthrough, desert, mangrove, and rainforest. The GelreDome , the home of Vitesse Arnhem ,

900-705: The first bridge when the German Army invaded the Netherlands in 1940. The second bridge was destroyed by the United States Army Air Forces shortly after the 1944 battle. A second battle of Arnhem took place in April 1945 when the city was liberated by the British 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division fighting as part of the First Canadian Army . The inhabitants of the city, who had been forcibly evacuated by

936-536: The heather ). It largely involves traditional Dutch festivities, along with local customs. During the week, a Queen of the heather and a Princess of the heather are elected from several candidates and will be the representative for the municipality of Ede on various other festivities, until next year when a new queen and princess are elected. Arnhem Arnhem ( Dutch: [ˈɑrnɛm] or [ˈɑr(ə)nɦɛm] ; German : Arnheim [ˈaʁnhaɪm] ; Ernems : Èrnem )

972-509: The immigration of Dutch people from the region that were attracted by the lower house pricing just across the border. Arnhem features the same climate (Cfb, oceanic climate) as all of the Netherlands; however, its location on the foothills of the Veluwe, the largest forest in the Netherlands, contributes to some higher precipitation values. The Grote Kerk (St. Eusebius' Church), built 1452–1560, lost most of its tower during World War II, of which

1008-451: The location where the road between Nijmegen and Utrecht and Zutphen split. Seven streams provided the city with water, and only when the flow of the Rhine was changed in 1530, was the city located on the river. Arnhem was first mentioned as such in 893 as Arneym or Arentheym . In 1233, Count Otto II of Guelders from Zutphen , conferred city rights on the town, which had belonged to

1044-534: The movie were shot in Deventer , where a similar bridge over the IJssel was available, as the area around Arnhem bridge had changed too much to represent WWII-era Arnhem). As a tribute, the rebuilt bridge was renamed ' John Frost Bridge ' after the commander of the paratroopers. The official commemoration is 17 September. The current bridge is the third almost-identical bridge built at the same spot. The Dutch Army destroyed

1080-588: The municipality is part of the Hoge Veluwe National Park . It is approximately 55 square kilometres (21 sq mi) in area, consisting of heathlands, sand dunes, and woodlands. The oldest archeological findings of human activity around Arnhem are two firestones of about 70,000 years ago. These come from the Stone Age , when the Neanderthals lived in this part of Europe . In Schuytgraaf, remnants of

1116-446: The municipality of Arnhem directly, which means among others that in many a case a considerable number of their inhabitants originate from Arnhem. The city lies approximately 15 kilometers from the border with Germany , and to some extent the westernmost villages in the municipality of Elten , Germany , function as dormitories for people who work in the Dutch city of Arnhem in part due to

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1152-564: The north on hilly terrain is also quite unusual for the Netherlands. During the German occupation ( World War II ), the occupiers operated a subcamp of the Herzogenbusch concentration camp in the city. During Operation Market Garden (September 1944), the British 1st Airborne Division , under the command of Major-General Roy Urquhart , and the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade were given

1188-561: The proximity of major highways and railways which offer fast connections to the port of Rotterdam , Schiphol airport and the Ruhr Area in Germany . The main sources of employment used to be a factory belonging to the Dutch Enka company and the three military bases situated in the east of the town. The factory, however, has been closed and the military bases are largely underused since conscription

1224-403: The task of securing the bridge at Arnhem. Glider infantry and paratrooper units were landed into the area on 17 September and later. The bulk of the force was dropped rather far from the bridge and never met their objective. A small element of the British 1st Airborne, the 2nd Parachute Battalion under Lieutenant Colonel John D. Frost , managed to make its way as far as the bridge but

1260-459: Was abolished. The town's economy is lately becoming more focused on national tourism from the more densely populated western cities like Amsterdam and The Hague , and on education such as local colleges and the large Wageningen University in the city of Wageningen . Some of the more notable or larger companies and other employers in and around Ede are: Ede is situated along the A12 motorway and has

1296-447: Was unable to secure both sides. The British troops encountered stiff resistance from the German 9th and 10th SS Panzer Divisions , which had been stationed in and around the city. The British force at the bridge eventually ran out of ammunition and was captured on 21 September, and a full withdrawal of the remaining forces was made on 26 September. These events were dramatized in the 1977 movie A Bridge Too Far . (The bridge scenes in

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