Berkelland
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Berkelland
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Borculo, de Joriskerk RM9881 foto6 2015-08-22 17.59.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Church in Borculo
| image_flag = Flag of Berkelland.svg
| flag_size = 100x67px
| flag_alt =
| image_shield = Coat of arms of Berkelland.svg
| shield_size = 100x80px
| shield_alt =
| image_map = Map - NL - Municipality code 1859 (2009).svg
| map_alt = Highlighted position of Berkelland in a municipal map of Gelderland
| map_caption = Location in Gelderland
| coordinates = {{coord|52|7|N|6|32|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Gelderland
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1 January 2005{{cite web
|url = http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/methoden/classificaties/overzicht/gemeentelijke-indeling/2005/default.htm
|title = Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2005
|trans-title=Municipal divisions on 1 January 2005
|language = nl
|website = cbs.nl
|publisher = CBS
|access-date = 19 June 2014}}
| government_footnotes = {{cite web
|url = http://www.gemeenteberkelland.nl/Bestuur_en_beleid/Burgemeester
|title = Burgemeester
|trans-title=Mayor
|language = nl
|publisher = Gemeente Berkelland
|access-date = 19 June 2014
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140718145509/http://www.gemeenteberkelland.nl/Bestuur_en_beleid/Burgemeester
|archive-date = 18 July 2014
}}
| governing_body = Municipal council
| leader_party = VVD
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Joost van Oostrum
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}
| area_total_km2 = {{Dutch municipality total area|Berkelland}}
| area_land_km2 = {{Dutch municipality land area|Berkelland}}
| area_water_km2 = {{Dutch municipality water area|Berkelland}}
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web
|url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
|title = Postcodetool for 7271AX
|language = nl
|author =
|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
|publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
|access-date = 19 June 2014}}
| elevation_m = 16
| elevation_max_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Berkelland landschap |url=https://www.natuurlijkachterhoek.org/de-gemeenten/berkelland/berkelland-landschap/ |website=Natuurlijk Achterhoek |access-date=27 August 2020}}
| elevation_max_m = 35
| elevation_min_footnotes =
| elevation_min_m =
| population_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}
| population_total = {{Dutch municipality population|Berkelland}}
| population_as_of = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}
| population_density_km2 = {{Dutch municipality population density|Berkelland}}
| population_demonym =
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postcode
| postal_code = 7150–7165, 7260–7261, 7270–7275
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = 0544, 0545, 0573
| website = {{URL|1=http://gemeenteberkelland.nl}}
| footnotes =
}}
Berkelland ({{IPA|nl|ˈbɛrkəlɑnt|-|Nl-Berkelland.oga}}) is a municipality in the Netherlands province of Gelderland. It was created on 1 January 2005 from the merger of the former municipalities of Borculo, Eibergen, Neede, and Ruurlo. The new municipality was named after the Berkel, a small river.
Population centres
- Formerly part of Borculo: Borculo, Geesteren, Gelselaar, Haarlo.
- Formerly part of Eibergen: Avest, Beltrum, Eibergen, Holterhoek, Hupsel, Lintvelde, Loo, Mallem, Olden Eibergen, Rekken, Zwolle.
- Formerly part of Neede: Achterveld, Broeke, Hoonte, Lochuizen, Neede, Noordijk, Noordijkerveld, Rietmolen.
- Formerly part of Ruurlo: Brinkmanshoek, De Bruil, De Haar, Heurne, Mariënvelde, Ruurlo, Veldhoek.
=Topography=
File:Gem-Berkelland-OpenTopo.jpg
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Berkelland, June 2015.
Government
The Eibergen community houses the interception station of the Nationale SIGINT Organisatie."[http://www.defensie.nl/mivd/taken_en_werkzaamheden/samenwerking/nationale_sigint_organisatie/ Nationale SIGINT Organisatie]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130522134847/http://www.defensie.nl/mivd/taken_en_werkzaamheden/samenwerking/nationale_sigint_organisatie/ Archive]) Ministry of Defence. Retrieved on 13 June 2013.
Notable people
File:Judith Pietersen 2013 01.jpg
- Jobst of Limburg (1560 in Borculo - 1621) Count of Limburg and Bronckhorst
- Menno ter Braak (1902 in Eibergen – 1940) a Dutch modernist author
- Annie Borckink (born 1951 in Hupsel) a former speed skater, gold medallist at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Bert Teunissen (born 1959 in Ruurlo) a Dutch photographer, documents European homes built before WWII
- Astrid Bussink (born 1975 in Eibergen) a Dutch filmmaker [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2883174/ IMDb Database] retrieved 9 August 2019
- Joris Laarman (born 1979 in Borculo) a Dutch designer, artist and entrepreneur, uses emerging technologies
- Judith Pietersen (born 1989 in Eibergen) a Dutch volleyball player, competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics
Gallery
File:Ruurlo, de Sint Willibrorduskerk foto1 2012-07-22 11.13.JPG|Ruurlo, de Sint Willibrorduskerk
File:Borculo-hofstraat-196692.jpg|Borculo-hofstraat
File:Bocht in de berkel.JPG|Bocht in de berkel
File:Hupsel, de Keet.JPG|Hupsel, de Keet
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Hupsel, Berkelland (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1989−present)
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|collapsed = Y
|Jan record high C = 15.0
|Feb record high C = 19.4
|Mar record high C = 23.9
|Apr record high C = 27.7
|May record high C = 32.4
|Jun record high C = 36.5
|Jul record high C = 40.4
|Aug record high C = 36.6
|Sep record high C = 33.4
|Oct record high C = 27.7
|Nov record high C = 19.8
|Dec record high C = 15.1
|Jan record low C = -19.6
|Feb record low C = -19.3
|Mar record low C = -17.5
|Apr record low C = -6.9
|May record low C = -2.4
|Jun record low C = -0.2
|Jul record low C = 3.6
|Aug record low C = 3.4
|Sep record low C = -0.8
|Oct record low C = -6.4
|Nov record low C = -8.5
|Dec record low C = -14.6
|Jan high C = 5.3
|Feb high C = 6.4
|Mar high C = 10.1
|Apr high C = 14.8
|May high C = 18.7
|Jun high C = 21.4
|Jul high C = 23.5
|Aug high C = 23.1
|Sep high C = 19.3
|Oct high C = 14.4
|Nov high C = 9.3
|Dec high C = 5.9
|year high C = 14.4
|Jan mean C = 2.8
|Feb mean C = 3.2
|Mar mean C = 5.9
|Apr mean C = 9.4
|May mean C = 13.3
|Jun mean C = 16.2
|Jul mean C = 18.1
|Aug mean C = 17.6
|Sep mean C = 14.3
|Oct mean C = 10.4
|Nov mean C = 6.4
|Dec mean C = 3.6
|year mean C = 10.1
|Jan low C = 0.0
|Feb low C = 0.0
|Mar low C = 1.6
|Apr low C = 3.5
|May low C = 7.3
|Jun low C = 10.3
|Jul low C = 12.4
|Aug low C = 11.9
|Sep low C = 9.3
|Oct low C = 6.5
|Nov low C = 3.3
|Dec low C = 0.9
|year low C = 5.6
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 67.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 55.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 55.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 40.3
|May precipitation mm = 55.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 64.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 80.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 84.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 67.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 64.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 63.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 76.3
|year precipitation mm = 775.0
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|Jan humidity = 88.5
|Feb humidity = 85.4
|Mar humidity = 80.8
|Apr humidity = 75.2
|May humidity = 74.2
|Jun humidity = 75.7
|Jul humidity = 77.4
|Aug humidity = 80.0
|Sep humidity = 84.7
|Oct humidity = 87.5
|Nov humidity = 90.7
|Dec humidity = 90.4
|year humidity = 82.5
|Jan sun = 63.6
|Feb sun = 89.6
|Mar sun = 140.0
|Apr sun = 189.3
|May sun = 213.6
|Jun sun = 206.5
|Jul sun = 212.8
|Aug sun = 194.0
|Sep sun = 154.4
|Oct sun = 119.4
|Nov sun = 71.4
|Dec sun = 54.6
|year sun = 1709.2
|Jan percentsun = 24.6
|Feb percentsun = 31.8
|Mar percentsun = 37.9
|Apr percentsun = 45.4
|May percentsun = 44.0
|Jun percentsun = 41.3
|Jul percentsun = 42.4
|Aug percentsun = 42.6
|Sep percentsun = 40.5
|Oct percentsun = 36.1
|Nov percentsun = 26.8
|Dec percentsun = 22.5
|year percentsun =36.3
|source 1 = Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute{{cite web
| url = https://weerstatistieken.nl/hupsel
| title = Weerstatistieken Hupsel
| publisher = Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
| access-date = July 2, 2022}}{{cite web
| url = https://www.knmi.nl/klimaat-viewer/grafieken-tabellen/meteorologische-stations/stations-maand/stations-maand_1991-2020
|title=Klimaatviewer 1991-2020
| publisher = Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
| access-date = July 2, 2022}}}}
References
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External links
{{Wikivoyage}}
- {{Commons category-inline}}
- [http://www.gemeenteberkelland.nl/ Official website]
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Berkelland
| North = Hof van Twente (OV)
| Northeast = Haaksbergen (OV)
| South = Oost Gelre
| West = Bronckhorst
| Northwest = Lochem
}}
{{Dutch municipality Berkelland}}
{{Gelderland Province}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Municipalities of Gelderland
Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2005
{{Gelderland-geo-stub}}