# Berkelland

Berkelland (Dutch pronunciation: ) 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

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

## Government

The Eibergen community houses the interception station of the Nationale SIGINT Organisatie.

## Notable people

* 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
* Borculo-hofstraat
* Bocht in de berkel
* 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 ||||||||||||||