Volkel
{{Short description|Settlement in the Netherlands}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Volkel
| settlement_type = Village
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| native_name_lang = nl
| image_skyline = File:Volkel, l'église St. Antoine, la tour.JPG
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Church of St. Anthony
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| pushpin_map = Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands
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| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = North Brabant
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Maashorst
| elevation_m = 19
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| area_total_km2 = 16.58
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| 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=17 April 2022}}
| population_total = 3,435
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = 0413
| coordinates = {{Coord|51|38|40|N|5|39|10|E|display=inline, title|region:NL_type:city_source:nlwiki}}
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Volkel (Brabantian: Vollekul) is a village in the Netherlands. It is situated in the north-east corner of the province of North Brabant, south-east of the town of Uden. On 1 January 2021, Volkel had 3,435 inhabitants. It used to be part of the municipality of Uden, before being merged into the municipality of Maashorst in 2022.
Volkel is known for Volkel Air Base of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) as well as the amusement park {{ill|BillyBird Park Hemelrijk|nl}}.
Volkel used to be a little village. In 1455, a chapel was built, but the village did not get a church until 1855.{{cite book|url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu02_01/sten009monu02_01_0172.php?q=Volkel#hl1 |title=Volkel |author=Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert| year=1997 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90-400-9945-6 |access-date=16 April 2022 |language=nl}} In 1940, a military airport was built near Volkel by the Germans. During Operation Market Garden, the airport was bombed many times. The damage was repaired afterwards, and it first served as an Allied airport and later it became Volkel Air Base.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/volkel |title=Volkel |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=17 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Gallery
File:2, AFB Volkel (NL), Alphajet, Patrouille de France P1010341 (50852713981).jpg|Patrouille de France at Volkel Air Base
File:Volkel, la chapelle reconstruite.JPG|Chapel
File:Volkel-heikantstraat-219326.jpg|Farm in Volkel
File:Volkel - Kloosterstraat 4 Pastorie.JPG|Clergy house
Climate
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|location = Volkel (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1951−present)
|single line = Y
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|collapsed = Y
|Jan record high C = 15.0
|Feb record high C = 19.8
|Mar record high C = 25.4
|Apr record high C = 30.5
|May record high C = 33.5
|Jun record high C = 36.3
|Jul record high C = 40.1
|Aug record high C = 36.6
|Sep record high C = 33.5
|Oct record high C = 27.5
|Nov record high C = 20.0
|Dec record high C = 16.0
|Jan record low C = -20.1
|Feb record low C = -25.2
|Mar record low C = -13.7
|Apr record low C = -7.4
|May record low C = -2.1
|Jun record low C = 0.1
|Jul record low C = 2.7
|Aug record low C = 2.7
|Sep record low C = -0.9
|Oct record low C = -6.2
|Nov record low C = -10.0
|Dec record low C = -18.8
|Jan high C = 5.9
|Feb high C = 7.0
|Mar high C = 10.8
|Apr high C = 15.3
|May high C = 19.1
|Jun high C = 21.9
|Jul high C = 24.0
|Aug high C = 23.7
|Sep high C = 19.9
|Oct high C = 14.9
|Nov high C = 9.8
|Dec high C = 6.4
|year high C = 14.9
|Jan mean C = 3.2
|Feb mean C = 3.6
|Mar mean C = 6.3
|Apr mean C = 9.9
|May mean C = 13.6
|Jun mean C = 16.5
|Jul mean C = 18.5
|Aug mean C = 18.0
|Sep mean C = 14.7
|Oct mean C = 10.7
|Nov mean C = 6.7
|Dec mean C = 3.9
|year mean C = 10.5
|Jan low C = 0.1
|Feb low C = 0.1
|Mar low C = 1.8
|Apr low C = 4.0
|May low C = 7.6
|Jun low C = 10.5
|Jul low C = 12.6
|Aug low C = 12.1
|Sep low C = 9.5
|Oct low C = 6.5
|Nov low C = 3.3
|Dec low C = 0.9
|year low C = 5.8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 64.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 58.2
|Mar precipitation mm = 52.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 40.4
|May precipitation mm = 57.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 64.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 70.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 73.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 59.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 61.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 64.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 72.2
|year precipitation mm = 739.2
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|Jan humidity = 87.5
|Feb humidity = 84.7
|Mar humidity = 79.5
|Apr humidity = 73.3
|May humidity = 72.9
|Jun humidity = 74.2
|Jul humidity = 75.4
|Aug humidity = 77.6
|Sep humidity = 82.2
|Oct humidity = 86.1
|Nov humidity = 89.9
|Dec humidity = 89.8
|year humidity = 81.1
|Jan sun = 69.2
|Feb sun = 90.7
|Mar sun = 143.3
|Apr sun = 190.2
|May sun = 217.4
|Jun sun = 211.8
|Jul sun = 215.4
|Aug sun = 198.9
|Sep sun = 158.2
|Oct sun = 121.8
|Nov sun = 72.9
|Dec sun = 56.1
|year sun = 1745.9
|Jan percentsun = 26.6
|Feb percentsun = 32.2
|Mar percentsun = 38.8
|Apr percentsun = 45.8
|May percentsun = 44.9
|Jun percentsun = 42.6
|Jul percentsun = 43.0
|Aug percentsun = 43.8
|Sep percentsun = 41.6
|Oct percentsun = 36.8
|Nov percentsun = 27.2
|Dec percentsun = 22.9
|year percentsun =37.2
|source 1 = Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute{{cite web
| url = https://weerstatistieken.nl/volkel
| title = Weerstatistieken Volkel
| publisher = Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
| access-date = July 3, 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 3, 2022}}}}
References
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External links
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{{Dutch municipality Maashorst}}
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Category:Populated places in North Brabant
Category:Geography of Maashorst
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