Ugchelen
Ugchelen | |
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Village and neighbourhood | |
Church at Ugchelen | |
Location in the province of Gelderland | |
| Coordinates: 52°11′7″N 5°56′27″E / 52.18528°N 5.94083°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Apeldoorn |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.32 km2 (9.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 3,860 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7339 |
| Dialing code | 055 |
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. In 2006 it received a new water mill called The Bouwhof Mill.
The most important hospital in the region, Gelre hospital, is located next to Ugchelen.