Eelde

Town in Drenthe, Netherlands

Eelde

Town

Former townhall in 2010

The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Eelde in the municipality of Tynaarlo.

Coordinates: 53°08′00″N 6°34′00″E﻿ / ﻿53.13333°N 6.56667°E﻿ / 53.13333; 6.56667
Country| Netherlands
Province| Drenthe
Municipality| Tynaarlo
Population

• Total| 7,000
| Eelde-Paterswolde ca. 11,000
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)

Eelde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːldə]) is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo, and lies about 9 km south of Groningen. Groningen Airport Eelde is located near the village.

Eelde was a separate municipality until 1998, when it was merged with Vries and Zuidlaren.[1]

During the 20th century, the villages of Eelde and Paterswolde have merged into one, "Eelde-Paterswolde". In 2012, Eelde counted 6,660 inhabitants, and Paterswolde 3,680, together 10,340 inhabitants.[2]

Its major attractions are Groningen Airport Eelde, museum "De Buitenplaats", the annual flower parade and the lake "Paterswoldse meer".

## Climate[edit]

Climate data for Eelde (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1906−present)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 14.5
(58.1)  | 18.9
(66.0)  | 24.0
(75.2)  | 28.8
(83.8)  | 32.8
(91.0)  | 33.8
(92.8)  | 36.9
(98.4)  | 36.3
(97.3)  | 32.6
(90.7)  | 27.4
(81.3)  | 19.4
(66.9)  | 15.4
(59.7)  | 36.9
(98.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 5.2
(41.4)  | 6.0
(42.8)  | 9.5
(49.1)  | 14.2
(57.6)  | 17.6
(63.7)  | 20.4
(68.7)  | 22.7
(72.9)  | 22.6
(72.7)  | 19.0
(66.2)  | 14.2
(57.6)  | 9.0
(48.2)  | 5.9
(42.6)  | 13.9
(57.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 2.8
(37.0)  | 3.0
(37.4)  | 5.5
(41.9)  | 9.0
(48.2)  | 12.5
(54.5)  | 15.4
(59.7)  | 17.5
(63.5)  | 17.3
(63.1)  | 14.1
(57.4)  | 10.3
(50.5)  | 6.3
(43.3)  | 3.5
(38.3)  | 9.8
(49.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 0.1
(32.2)  | −0.1
(31.8)  | 1.4
(34.5)  | 3.7
(38.7)  | 7.0
(44.6)  | 9.9
(49.8)  | 12.2
(54.0)  | 11.9
(53.4)  | 9.4
(48.9)  | 6.3
(43.3)  | 3.2
(37.8)  | 0.8
(33.4)  | 5.5
(41.9)
Record low °C (°F)  | −22.0
(−7.6)  | −22.9
(−9.2)  | −18.4
(−1.1)  | −8.1
(17.4)  | −3.4
(25.9)  | 0.1
(32.2)  | 2.5
(36.5)  | 3.2
(37.8)  | −1.0
(30.2)  | −6.9
(19.6)  | −13.6
(7.5)  | −22.0
(−7.6)  | −22.9
(−9.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 72.7
(2.86)  | 54.7
(2.15)  | 54.1
(2.13)  | 41.3
(1.63)  | 57.9
(2.28)  | 65.0
(2.56)  | 85.0
(3.35)  | 77.8
(3.06)  | 75.4
(2.97)  | 71.4
(2.81)  | 70.0
(2.76)  | 79.4
(3.13)  | 804.7
(31.68)
Average relative humidity (%)  | 89.5  | 87.0  | 82.8  | 77.5  | 77.3  | 79.0  | 79.8  | 81.3  | 84.8  | 87.6  | 91.1  | 91.2  | 84.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 60.7  | 86.1  | 139.0  | 188.7  | 218.0  | 198.6  | 212.3  | 196.3  | 150.7  | 112.9  | 63.4  | 56.1  | 1,682.8
Percent possible sunshine | 24.0  | 30.8  | 37.7  | 45.0  | 44.4  | 39.3  | 41.8  | 42.8  | 39.4  | 34.2  | 24.2  | 23.7  | 35.6
Source: Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute[3][4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
3. ^ "Weerstatistieken Eelde". Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
4. ^ "Klimaatviewer 1991-2020". Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Retrieved July 2, 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Eelde at Wikimedia Commons
* Eelde, een lied van George Welling on YouTube

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Populated places in the municipality of Tynaarlo

Towns|

* Eelde
* Zuidlaren

Villages|

* Bunne
* De Groeve
* De Punt
* Donderen
* Eelderwolde
* Midlaren
* Paterswolde (part)
* Taarlo
* Tynaarlo
* Vries
* Winde
* Yde
* Zeegse
* Zeijen
* Zuidlaarderveen

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* Oosterbroek
* Oudemolen

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