Vaassen

Vaassen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland in the municipality of Epe. Vaassen located 10 kilometers north of Apeldoorn and 25 kilometers south of Zwolle. The eastern edge is affected by the A50 motorway.

On 1 January 2013, the population was 12,507 people.

History

First signs of residents in the area are prehistoric grave hill northwest of Vaassen that originate from the Iron Age. The inhabitants lived on agriculture and hunting. The name of the village goes back to the word " Fasna " and has the meaning of a type of grass. The village is first mentioned in a document of 891 or 892 from the Codex Laureshamensis.

By the end of 1817 Vaassen was an independent municipality and was subsequently incorporated into the municipality of Epe.

In the 1950s the government were larger groups of people of the Moluccas, the quartered so-called " Moluccan " in Vaassen. These still form a significant community of around 1000 people, which sometimes leads to problems with long-established populations.

Attractions

• The main attraction of Vaassen is the water tower Kasteel De Cannenburgh, which was built on the initiative of Maarten van Rossum in the 16th century on the ruins of an ancient castle.
• The Reformed Church of Vaassen located in the center of the village. The church tower was built around the year 1500.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Anton Pannekoek, astronomer and astrophysicist