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Berkelland
Municipality
Church in Borculo
Church in Borculo
Flag of Berkelland
Flag
 Coat of arms of Berkelland
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Berkelland in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Established 1 January 2005
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Area
 • Total 260.53 km2 (100.59 sq mi)
 • Land 258.69 km2 (99.88 sq mi)
 • Water 1.84 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Highest elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (May 2014)
 • Total 44,575
 • Density 172/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
7150–7165, 7260–7261, 7270–7275
Area code 0544, 0545, 0573

Berkelland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛrkəlɑnt]) 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

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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Berkelland, June 2015.

Notable people

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Judith Pietersen, 2013
  • 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
  • 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

  • Ruurlo, de Sint Willibrorduskerk foto1 2012-07-22 11.13

    Ruurlo, de Sint Willibrorduskerk

  • Borculo-hofstraat-196692

    Borculo-hofstraat

  • Bocht in de berkel

    Bocht in de berkel

  • Hupsel, de Keet

    Hupsel, de Keet

Climate

Climate data for Hupsel, Berkelland (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1989−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.0
(59.0)		 19.4
(66.9)		 23.9
(75.0)		 27.7
(81.9)		 32.4
(90.3)		 36.5
(97.7)		 40.4
(104.7)		 36.6
(97.9)		 33.4
(92.1)		 27.7
(81.9)		 19.8
(67.6)		 15.1
(59.2)		 40.4
(104.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.3
(41.5)		 6.4
(43.5)		 10.1
(50.2)		 14.8
(58.6)		 18.7
(65.7)		 21.4
(70.5)		 23.5
(74.3)		 23.1
(73.6)		 19.3
(66.7)		 14.4
(57.9)		 9.3
(48.7)		 5.9
(42.6)		 14.4
(57.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.8
(37.0)		 3.2
(37.8)		 5.9
(42.6)		 9.4
(48.9)		 13.3
(55.9)		 16.2
(61.2)		 18.1
(64.6)		 17.6
(63.7)		 14.3
(57.7)		 10.4
(50.7)		 6.4
(43.5)		 3.6
(38.5)		 10.1
(50.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.0
(32.0)		 0.0
(32.0)		 1.6
(34.9)		 3.5
(38.3)		 7.3
(45.1)		 10.3
(50.5)		 12.4
(54.3)		 11.9
(53.4)		 9.3
(48.7)		 6.5
(43.7)		 3.3
(37.9)		 0.9
(33.6)		 5.6
(42.1)
Record low °C (°F) −19.6
(−3.3)		 −19.3
(−2.7)		 −17.5
(0.5)		 −6.9
(19.6)		 −2.4
(27.7)		 −0.2
(31.6)		 3.6
(38.5)		 3.4
(38.1)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 −6.4
(20.5)		 −8.5
(16.7)		 −14.6
(5.7)		 −19.6
(−3.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 67.1
(2.64)		 55.7
(2.19)		 55.3
(2.18)		 40.3
(1.59)		 55.4
(2.18)		 64.2
(2.53)		 80.5
(3.17)		 84.8
(3.34)		 67.1
(2.64)		 64.7
(2.55)		 63.6
(2.50)		 76.3
(3.00)		 775.0
(30.51)
Average relative humidity (%) 88.5 85.4 80.8 75.2 74.2 75.7 77.4 80.0 84.7 87.5 90.7 90.4 82.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours 63.6 89.6 140.0 189.3 213.6 206.5 212.8 194.0 154.4 119.4 71.4 54.6 1,709.2
Percent possible sunshine 24.6 31.8 37.9 45.4 44.0 41.3 42.4 42.6 40.5 36.1 26.8 22.5 36.3
Source: Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute

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