Ugchelen
Village and neighbourhood in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
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Ugchelen is part of the municipality of Apeldoorn in the Gelderland province of the Netherlands, and is today seen as a village.
Ugchelen | |
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Village and neighbourhood | |
Church at Ugchelen | |
  Ugchelen Location in the province of Gelderland  Ugchelen Ugchelen (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°11′7″N 5°56′27″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Apeldoorn |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.32 km2 (9.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 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 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
- Robin Linschoten, politician (VVD) (born 17 October 1956 in Ugchelen)
- Peter Bosz, manager with Olympique Lyonnais and ex-trainer of AGOVV Apeldoorn and ex-professional soccer player with Feyenoord (born 21 November 1963 in Apeldoorn)
- Medy van der Laan, politician (D66) (born 14 August 1968 in Spijkenisse)
- Jan Kromkamp, professional soccer player with PSV (born 17 August 1980 in Makkinga)
- Jaime Bruinier, professional soccer player with AGOVV (born 28 June 1987 in Ugchelen)
Gallery
Caesarea chapel
Altena factory
Forest office
Leesterheide
