Appen is a hamlet in the

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

province of

Gelderland Gelderland ( , ), also known as Guelders ( ) in English, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands, located in the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Nethe ...

.''VUGA's Alfabetische Plaatsnamengids van Nederland'' (13th edition), VUGA, 1997. It is located in the municipality of

Voorst Voorst () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands. Population centres * Appen, Netherlands, Appen (near a wood where nice walks can be taken) * Bussloo (with a recreation centre with a small l ...

, about 0.5 km southwest of , to which it belongs.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. It was first mentioned in 1299 as Appenses. The etymology is unknown. The postal authorities have placed it under

. In 1840, it was home to 808 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 20 houses.

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Populated places in Gelderland Voorst {{Gelderland-geo-stub