Apeldoorn is the healthiest city in the Netherlands!

Green and social city

Apeldoorn is also investing heavily in strengthening its green character. In this way, neighborhoods, meeting places and shopping areas throughout the municipality are becoming greener. In the coming years, the city center will increasingly transform into a green and lively ‘City Park of Apeldoorn’. This greening is good for biodiversity, helps to combat heat stress and in general ensures a city and villages in which it is pleasant to live.

This also has an effect on people’s health. Arcadis research shows this. Healthcare director Eke Schins of Arcadis says about this. “We are seeing a significant increase in feelings of anxiety and stress nationally. An effect of the corona pandemic. Apeldoorn also shows this increase, but clearly less than in many other cities. What probably helps is the green character.”

Just like in the rest of the Netherlands, Apeldoorn also needs to expand considerably with new homes. The municipality of Apeldoorn is growing, because many people want to live, work and recreate here. That is why we are making Apeldoorn even greener and even more of a city, with a city center that turns into a green living room in which you can literally feel the Veluwe.

Councilor Prins: “In addition to its green character, Apeldoorn is also a social and safe city. A city in which everyone counts and we strive to ensure that everyone can participate and that people look out for each other. All these points contributed to this great result for Apeldoorn.”