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Ugchelen

Coordinates: 52°11′7″N 5°56′27″E / 52.18528°N 5.94083°E / 52.18528; 5.94083
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Ugchelen
Church at Ugchelen
Church at Ugchelen
Ugchelen is located in Gelderland
Ugchelen
Ugchelen
Location in the province of Gelderland
Ugchelen is located in Netherlands
Ugchelen
Ugchelen
Ugchelen (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°11′7″N 5°56′27″E / 52.18528°N 5.94083°E / 52.18528; 5.94083
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
MunicipalityApeldoorn
Area
 • Total23.32 km2 (9.00 sq mi)
Elevation26 m (85 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total3,860
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7339[1]
Dialing code055

Ugchelen is part of the municipality of Apeldoorn in the Gelderland province of the Netherlands, and is today seen as a neighbourhood of Apeldoorn.

Ugchelen is located South West of Apeldoorn and has about 7000 inhabitants. Like Apeldoorn, the old village thanked its growth to the paper industry, it had a total of 11 watermills. In 1958 a 70-meter high transmission tower was built, the Zendstation Ugchelen.[3] In 2006 it received a new water mill called The Bouwhof Mill.[4]

The most important hospital in the region, Gelre hospital, is located next to Ugchelen.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 March 2022. Three entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 7339AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Nederlands televisienet wordt steeds dichter: straalverbindingstoren bij Ugchelen weldra gereed". De Maasbode. 1958-02-28. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  4. ^ Gert Woutersen (2021-03-13). "Ugchelen, Nieuws en informatie uit Ugchelen en Ugchelense Organisaties en Verenigingen". Ugchelen.org. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
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