Volkel

Volkel
Volkel
Village
	Church of St. Anthony
	Volkel Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands Volkel Volkel (Netherlands)
	Coordinates: 51°38′40″N 5°39′10″E / 51.64444°N 5.65278°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Maashorst
Area
• Total	16.58 km2 (6.40 sq mi)
Elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	3,435
• Density	207.2/km2 (536.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5408
Dialing code	0413

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Volkel (Brabantian: Vollekul) is a village in the Netherlands. It is situated in the north-east corner of the province of North Brabant, south-east of the town of Uden. On 1 January 2021, Volkel had 3,435 inhabitants. It used to be part of the municipality of Uden, before being merged into the municipality of Maashorst in 2022.

Volkel is known for Volkel Air Base of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) as well as the amusement park BillyBird Park Hemelrijk.

Volkel used to be a little village. In 1455, a chapel was built, but the village did not get a church until 1855. In 1940, a military airport was built near Volkel by the Germans. During Operation Market Garden, the airport was bombed many times. The damage was repaired afterwards, and it first served as an Allied airport and later it became Volkel Air Base.