Ugchelen
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ugchelen
| settlement_type = Village and neighbourhood
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| image_caption = Church at Ugchelen
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Gelderland
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Apeldoorn
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the province of Gelderland
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| elevation_m = 26
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| area_total_km2 = 23.32
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=19 March 2022|quote=Three entries}}
| population_total = 3,860
| population_as_of = 2021
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| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
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| area_code = 055
| coordinates = {{coord|52|11|7|N|5|56|27|E|region:NL|display=inline, title}}
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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 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.{{Cite news |date=1958-02-28 |title=Nederlands televisienet wordt steeds dichter: straalverbindingstoren bij Ugchelen weldra gereed |url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=MMKB15:000581050:mpeg21:p00007 |access-date=2024-02-13 |work=De Maasbode}} In 2006 it received a new water mill called The Bouwhof Mill.{{cite web|author=Gert Woutersen |url=http://www.ugchelen.org/ |title=Ugchelen, Nieuws en informatie uit Ugchelen en Ugchelense Organisaties en Verenigingen |publisher=Ugchelen.org |date=2021-03-13 |accessdate=2022-08-01}}
The most important hospital in the region, Gelre hospital, is located next to Ugchelen.
Notable people
- Robin Linschoten, politician (VVD) (born 17 April 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
File:Kapel Caesarea.jpg|Caesarea chapel
File:Oude- of Altena Molen, Hoenderloseweg 145 - Ugchelen - 20211034 - RCE.jpg|Altena factory
File:Boskantoor 2013.jpg|Forest office
File:Leesterheide.jpg|Leesterheide
References
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External links
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- [http://www.ugchelen.org Official site] (in Dutch)
{{Dutch municipality Apeldoorn}}
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