Eefde is a village 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 ...

. It is located in the municipality of

Lochem Lochem () is a city and municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Eastern Netherlands. In 2005, it merged with the municipality of Gorssel, retaining the name of Lochem. As of 2019, it had a population of 33,590. Population centres Th ...

, about 3 km northeast of the city of

Zutphen Zutphen () is a city and municipality located in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands. It lies some northeast of Arnhem, on the eastern bank of the river IJssel at the point where it is joined by the Berkel. First mentioned in the 11th centur ...

.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.

Overview

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

. 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.

Gallery

File:Boedelhof 2017.jpg, Farm in Eefde File:Huize Quatre Bras.jpg, Villa "Quatre Bras" File:Eefde, de sluis positie1 foto3 2013-08-01 11.27.jpg, Eefde, lock photo 1 File:Eefde, de sluis positie2 foto3 2013-08-01 11.32.jpg, Eefde, lock photo 2

References

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