Voorst () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

and a town in the eastern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

Population centres

* Appen (near a wood where nice walks can be taken) *

Bussloo Bussloo is a village in the municipality of Voorst in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. On the beach De Kuiter, on the South Western side of the lake, nudist Naturism is a lifestyle of practising non-sexual social nudity in privat ...

(with a recreation centre with a small lake and beach) * De Kar (near a motorway junction (A1,

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) * De Vecht * De Wijk * Gietelo (castle ruin of Nijenbeek on the IJssel dyke) *

Klarenbeek Klarenbeek is a village in the eastern Netherlands. The village belongs to two municipalities, Apeldoorn and Voorst, with the municipality border situated in the middle of the village. Klarenbeek is named after an estate situated next to the Kla ...

(partly in the municipality

Apeldoorn Apeldoorn (; Dutch Low Saxon: ) is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland in the centre of the Netherlands. It is located about 60 km east of Utrecht, 60 km west of Enschede, 25 km north of Arnhem and 35 km south of Zwolle. Th ...

; small railroad station) * Klein-Amsterdam *

Nijbroek Nijbroek is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Voorst, about 12 km northeast of Apeldoorn. Nijbroek was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Voorst. History It was fir ...

* Posterenk (also near the A1, with an old Dutch wind-mill) * Spekhoek * Steenenkamer, actually an outskirt of

Deventer Deventer (; Sallands: ) is a city and municipality in the Salland historical region of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. In 2020, Deventer had a population of 100,913. The city is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, ...

* Terwolde *

Teuge Teuge is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland, between Apeldoorn and Deventer. It is part of the municipality of Voorst. Its population is around 800 people and it is best known for being the location of Teuge International Airport. The ...

(with an airfield, where

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is taught) *

Twello Twello is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Voorst, about southwest of Deventer. Twello is a village between the cities Deventer and Apeldoorn. It has several primary schools, among them , a publi ...

, half-way between Apeldoorn and Deventer, which is the main village of the municipality, having over 11,000 inhabitants; the town-hall, some industry, most schools, a railway station, a shopping centre etc. can be found there * Voorst, an old village along the road between

and

Zutphen Zutphen () is a city and municipality located in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands. It lies some 30 km northeast of Arnhem, on the eastern bank of the river Ijssel at the point where it is joined by the Berkel. First mentioned in th ...

, with a beautiful old church; 1 mile south of Voorst, another small railroad station was opened in 2006 *

Wilp Wilp is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Voorst, about 4 km south of Deventer. Wilp was a separate municipality between 1812 and 1818, when it was merged with Voorst. History It was firs ...

, a tiny village on the

IJssel The IJssel (; nds-nl, Iessel(t) ) is a Dutch distributary of the river Rhine that flows northward and ultimately discharges into the IJsselmeer (before the 1932 completion of the Afsluitdijk known as the Zuiderzee), a North Sea natural harbour. ...

opposite to Deventer; it has a small, very old church and a hospital for mentally handicapped people; the village already existed in 768; Saint Lebuinus built a chapel there; the name is allegedly derived from ''wel-apa'' that is: well-water; it is possible, that prehistoric Celtic or Germanic people worshipped a holy well there. Gem-Voorst-OpenTopo

''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Voorst, June 2015''

Notable people

Ludolph Anne Jan Wilt Sloet van de Beele Ludolph Anne Jan Wilt, Baron Sloet van de Beele (28 March 1806 – 10 December 1890) was the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies The governor-general of the Dutch East Indies ( nl, gouverneur-generaal van Nederlands Indië) represent ...

(1806 in Voorst – 1890) the

Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies The governor-general of the Dutch East Indies ( nl, gouverneur-generaal van Nederlands Indië) represented Netherlands, Dutch rule in the Dutch East Indies between 1610 and Dutch recognition of the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, indep ...

1861/1866 * Johannes Gijsbertus Bastiaans (1812 in Wilp - 1875) a Dutch organist, composer and music theorist * Anthony Winkler Prins (1817 in Voorst – 1908) a Dutch writer of the '' Winkler Prins'' encyclopedia. * Willem Anne Assueer Jacob Schimmelpenninck van der Oye (1834 in Voorst – 1889) a Dutch baron and politician * Jan Terlouw (born 1931 in Kamperveen) a retired Dutch politician, physicist and author * Evert Jan Baerends (born 1945 in Voorst) a Dutch theoretical chemist and academic

Sport

* Jan-Dirk Nijkamp (born 1964 in Voorst) a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

Jurgen Streppel Jurgen Streppel (born 25 June 1969) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player, who is the current technical director of Helmond Sport. Playing career Born in Voorst, Streppel began his professional career in 1990 as a midfiel ...

(born 1969 in Voorst) a retired football player with 373 club caps *

Robert Horstink Robert Horstink (born 26 December 1981 in Twello, Gelderland) is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆν ...

(born 1981 in Twello) a volleyball player, competed in the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

Gallery

File:Terwolde-lochemsestraat-07080005.jpg, Terwolde, Lochemsestraat File:Voorst gemeentehuis.jpg, Voorst gemeentehuis File:Voorst; Maite Duval.jpg, De gans, Voorst File:De IJssel - panoramio.jpg, The IJssel near Bussloo

References

External links

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Official website
Municipalities of Gelderland Populated places in Gelderland {{Gelderland-geo-stub