Appel is a hamlet in the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of Gelderland

Gelderland

Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...

. It is located in the municipality Nijkerk

Nijkerk

Nijkerk is a municipality and a city in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland.- Population centres :...

, about 6 km southeast of the city, on the border with the municipality of Barneveld

Barneveld

Barneveld is a town and a municipality in the province of Gelderland in the center of the Netherlands. It is known for its poultry industry and large protestant community. The population of the municipality was 52.629 in June 2010, the town having a population of 29.756.-Transport:Barneveld is...

.

According to the 19th century historian A.J. van der Aa, it had about 470 inhabitants in the middle of the 19th century, but it is not clear what area he included in this count.