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Gorssel

Located in Lochem Municipality, Gelderland Coordinates: 52°12′06″ N 6°12′05″ E

Map showing the location of Gorssel Gorssel
Location in The Netherlands
Population
3,530
3.5K
Elevation
10 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NRN Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport67 km
AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol99 km

About Gorssel

Gorssel is a village. Location: Lochem Municipality, Gelderland. Population: 3,530. Elevation: 10 m.

From Wikipedia

Gorssel is a village in the municipality of Lochem, province of Gelderland, Netherlands. It is located about 9 km (5.6 mi) southeast of the city centre of Deventer, Overijssel. In 2015, it had a population of 4,043. The microbiologist and botanist Martinus Beijerinck lived in Gorssel for the last part of his life, and died there in 1931.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population of Gorssel over time

Population of Gorssel over time
1869 4,164
1879 4,247
1889 4,565
1899 4,928
1909 5,709
1930 8,214
1947 10,133
1960 11,844
1971 14,281
1980 14,262
1990 13,290
2000 13,369

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Gorssel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 74 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (78 mm)
Driest month
February (46 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Gorssel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°13°18°20°22°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°10°12°12°10°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)684665476175756172667478

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gorssel

The nearest airport is Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN), 67 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Apeldoorn, 16 km to the west.

Airports

  • Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 67 kmsouth
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 99 kmwest
  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 101 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 16 kmwest
  • Arnhem Population: 162.4K 32 kmsouthwest
  • Zwolle Population: 129.8K 35 kmnorth
  • Nijmegen Population: 177.4K 47 kmsouthwest
  • Enschede Population: 153.7K 48 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Gorssel

Within 100 km: 203 historic and cultural sites, 381 natural sites, 253 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km32 places

  • Zwarte Berg Mountain 22 kmSW
  • Zuurberg Mountain 18 kmNE
  • Waterberg Mountain 22 kmW
  • Valkenberg Mountain 22 kmW

25–60 km169 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 26 kmNW
  • Wijlermeer Lake 46 kmS
  • Strang Lake 40 kmS
  • Schmales Meer Lake 51 kmS

60–100 km636 places

  • Kasteel Arcen Historic site 81 kmS
  • Halterner Talsperre Lake 87 kmSE
  • Schrolik Lake 95 kmS
  • Schönwasser Lake 100 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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