Eefde | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Lochem |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 8 |
Area Total Km2: | 14.22 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 4,445 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 7211 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0575 |
Coordinates: | 52.1708°N 6.2251°W |
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]
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.