Ugchelen

CountryNetherlands

Elevation

^[2]

26 m (85 ft)

Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Postal code

7339^[1]

Ugchelen
Village and neighbourhood
Church at Ugchelen
Ugchelen Location in the province of Gelderland Show map of Gelderland Ugchelen Ugchelen (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°11′7″N 5°56′27″E / 52.18528°N 5.94083°E / 52.18528; 5.94083
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Apeldoorn
Area [1]
• Total	23.32 km2 (9.00 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	26 m (85 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	3,860
• Density	166/km2 (429/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7339[1]
Dialing code	055

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

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.