- Arkel
:"For the town in Armenia, see
Argel ."Dutch town locator maps
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caption = The village (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Arkel in the municipality of Giessenlanden.Arkel (coord|51|52|N|5|0|E|type:city(2752)) is a village in the Dutch province of
South Holland . It is a part of the municipality ofGiessenlanden , and lies about 3 km north ofGorinchem .Arkel is a former municipality. In 1986 it became part of Giessenlanden. [Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr=20061061] ]
In 2001, the village of Arkel had 2752 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.42 km², and contained 1125 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm "Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001"] . (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).] The statistical area "Arkel", which also includes the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3220.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://statline.cbs.nl/ "Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005"] . As of
January 1 ,2005 .]Though there are little places of cultural interest in Arkel, there is a 19th-century domed church and a 19th-century
windmill . Arkel has atrain station .External links
* [http://www.kuijsten.de/atlas/zh/arkel.html Map of the municipality in 1868]
References
could this be the place that the Arkells of England and Canada, and USA, Australia, ETC?
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