Delegation location 2 - Epe
As we'll often do in terms of hosting delegations, we'll go slightly to the north of Apeldoorn, in this case we find ourselves in the town of Epe. The area has been inhabited for thousands of years and this is the area where one will find grave mounds dating back to the Stone Age, up to six thousand years ago. There's tons of Celtic fields around here as well, mostly dating from the Iron Age.
Epe's name most likely comes from an early Germanic word, apa, meaning something like 'the way the water goes' - one can wonder why, since there's no significant river or lake around. The Germanics were a weird folk, is the only logical conclusion, but we digress.
Epe might be fairly small, their inhabitants have been rather succesful in sports: the rapid footballer Marc Overmars, triple track cycling world champion Teun Mulder and multiple times Grand Slam doubles champion Jacco Eltingh find their roots here. Take care when driving around outside of town: wild boar roam around and outsiders often don't take this into account when driving, leading to some severe accidents - you do not want to hit a boar or even a deer.
Burial mounds near Epe, some are quite visible like these, dozens and dozens of them are more hidden in the forests around
If you like your pancakes, go to De Ossenstal right here in the forest, afterwards one can go for a delightful walk around and perhaps spot some wildlife
Delegations in Epe
Argentina
Germany
New Zealand
United States