Arkel

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The village (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Arkel in the municipality of Giessenlanden.

Arkel (51°52′N, 5°0′E) is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Giessenlanden, and lies about 3 km north of Gorinchem.

Arkel is a former municipality. In 1986 it became part of Giessenlanden.[1]

In 2001, the village of Arkel had 2752 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.42 km², and contained 1125 residences.[2] The statistical area "Arkel", which also includes the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3220.[3]

Though there are little places of cultural interest in Arkel, there is a 19th-century domed church and a 19th-century windmill. Arkel has a train station.


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  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.


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could this be the place that the Arkells of England and Canada, and USA, Australia, ETC?

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