Map of Apeldoorn, Netherlands

Apeldoorn is a city in Gelderland, Netherlands, with a population of about 136,670. It lies at 52.2100°N, 5.9694°E, about 12 m above sea level. Apeldoorn is about 76 km (47 mi) east of Amsterdam, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Deventer, 14 km to the east.

Apeldoorn at a glance

Where is Apeldoorn?

• The 17th largest city in Netherlands by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Gelderland on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 42 min on the shortest day to 16 h 46 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Apeldoorn

• Deventer — 14 km east
• Epe — 15 km north
• Zutphen — 18 km southeast
• Arnhem — 26 km south
• Barneveld — 27 km west
• Harderwijk — 28 km northwest
• Ede — 29 km southwest
• Nijkerk — 33 km west
• Wageningen — 34 km southwest
• Veenendaal — 35 km southwest

Largest cities in Gelderland

• Nijmegen — 177,359
• Arnhem — 162,424
• Ede — 67,670
• Doetinchem — 49,906
• Tiel — 40,702
• Harderwijk — 40,516
• Nijkerk — 38,335
• Zutphen — 36,188
• Wageningen — 35,433
• Barneveld — 35,095

Largest cities in Netherlands

• Rotterdam — 868,135
• Amsterdam — 741,636
• The Hague — 474,292
• Utrecht — 376,435
• Groningen — 244,807
• Eindhoven — 235,691
• Tilburg — 221,947
• Breda — 184,126
• Nijmegen — 177,359
• Almere Stad — 176,432

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.