Eefde

Eefde

Eefde

Village in Gelderland, Netherlands

Eefde is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Lochem, about 3 km northeast of the city of Zutphen.[3]

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Overview

It was first mentioned between 1294 and 1295 as Evede, and might relate to a sheep (English: ewe for female sheep).[4] In 1840, it was home to 709 people.[5] After World War II, it started to developed as a suburb of Zutphen.[6]

There is a legend that Witte Wieven appear on that village every Christmas Eve, and dance on a Hill named Wittenwievenbult (Wise woman hill), after the white woman.

  • Farm in Eefde
  • Villa "Quatre Bras"
  • Eefde, lock photo 1
  • Eefde, lock photo 2

References

  1. [1]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 March 2022. Two entries
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 7211AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  3. [3]
    ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  4. [4]
    "Eefde - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Eefde". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  6. [6]
    Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Eefde" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 159. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

52°10′N 6°14′E


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