Wenum-Wiesel is a twin village in the municipality of Apeldoorn, in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.
Wenum was first attested in 1335 as "in der Merck to Wenen",[3] however the watermill was already mentioned in 1313.
[5] In 1684, William III of Orange bought approximately 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi) of forest and heath in the area as a crown land.
[8] In 1876, the Amsterdam–Zutphen railway was completed, and William III of the Netherlands wanted a side track to his palace.
[11] In 1978, the hamlets of Wenum and Wiesel merged into the twin village Wenum-Wiesel.