▁later ▁nick named ▁Hell ' s ▁Highway . ▁ ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁Er p ▁ ▁Before ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Er p ▁included ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁Bo erd onk ▁and ▁K eld onk . ▁In ▁that ▁year , ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁government ▁merged ▁Er p ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁villages ▁with ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Veg hel . ▁The ▁area ▁remained ▁a ▁c adas tr al ▁municipality , ▁however ; ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁following ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁several ▁new ▁c adas tr al ▁laws , ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁municipality ▁of ▁Er p ▁became ▁also ▁an ▁official ▁town ▁with ▁exactly ▁the ▁same ▁borders ▁as ▁the ▁former ▁municipality . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁populations ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁villages ▁are : ▁ ▁Saint ▁Serv ati us ▁Church ▁ ▁The ▁existing ▁Saint ▁Serv ati us ▁Church ▁in ▁Er p ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁but ▁it ▁bel ies ▁the ▁real ▁age ▁of ▁the ▁village ' s ▁parish . ▁The ▁old ▁church ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁after ▁nearly ▁ 1 5 0 ▁years ▁of ▁neglect ▁in ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁village ' s ▁few ▁Protest ants ▁from ▁ 1 6 4 8 ▁to ▁around ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁when ▁Catholic ism ▁was ▁b anned ▁in ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Republic . ▁ ▁The ▁oldest ▁surv iving ▁cl ues ▁from ▁the ▁church ' s ▁past ▁are ▁two ▁church ▁b ells .