▁and ▁E erde . ▁Veg hel ▁is ▁ 5   km ▁north west ▁of ▁Er p ▁and ▁other ▁neighbor ing ▁towns , ▁including ▁U den ▁( n orth ), ▁Bo ek el ▁( east ), ▁Gem ert ▁( s out heast ), ▁Be ek ▁en ▁Don k ▁( s outh ) ▁and ▁Sint - O eden ro de ▁( west ). ▁ ▁Er p ' s ▁town ▁hall ▁dates ▁from ▁ 1 7 9 1 . ▁It ▁lost ▁its ▁main ▁function ▁when ▁Er p ▁was ▁an nex ed ▁to ▁Veg hel . ▁Both ▁the ▁town ▁hall ▁and ▁the ▁Saint ▁Serv ati us ▁Church ▁are ▁on ▁the ▁national ▁list ▁of ▁historic ▁pres ervation . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁earliest ▁traces ▁of ▁habit ation ▁in ▁Er p ▁and ▁its ▁immediate ▁surr ound ings ▁are ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁town ' s ▁sout heast ▁side , ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁to ▁Gem ert ▁near ▁the ▁A a ▁River . ▁According ▁to ▁A . ▁Me uw ese , ▁local ▁far mers ▁found ▁several ▁fun er ary ▁vessels ▁there ▁from ▁around ▁ 3 0 0 ▁B . C . ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁▁ ▁Gall ic ▁tribes ▁that ▁inhab ited ▁the ▁region ▁placed ▁the ▁as hes ▁and ▁remains ▁of ▁their ▁dece ased ▁in ▁these ▁vessels ▁and ▁buried ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁many ▁fun er ary ▁fields , ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁fields ▁were ▁in ▁this ▁area . ▁Me uw ese ▁also ▁mentions ▁that ▁a ▁small ▁“ he ath en ” ▁temple ▁supposed ly ▁stood ▁at ▁a ▁former