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Hoevelaken
Gelderlandtown
Total population
9,365
Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Found in Gelderland, Netherlands, Hoevelaken is classified as a small town in public datasets. Its coordinates of 52.176°, 5.458° place it in the cool-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Around 9,365 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. The location receives about 1,084 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 42% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves45,932
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves42,856
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves42,833
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves41,782
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves39,370
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves36,831
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves35,902
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves34,510
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.2 — 2011-09-083 km ENE of Heijen, Netherlands
- M 3.3 — 2008-12-104 km WSW of Wesel, Germany
- M 2.9 — 2008-10-1119 km WNW of Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands
- M 3.2 — 2008-09-184 km NE of Alpen, Germany
- M 2.7 — 2008-08-073 km NW of Alpen, Germany
- M 3 — 2008-03-142 km E of Alpen, Germany
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here








People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
CBS — Statistics Netherlands
- CBS code
- 0253
- Population (Wikidata)
- 587
- Wikidata
- Q3056778
Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • CBS — Statistics Netherlands, municipality code via Wikidata P382
- • CBS — Statistics Netherlands — Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382