Dessel
Dessel | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Dessel  | |
  Dessel Location in Belgium
Location of Dessel in the province of Antwerp  | |
| Coordinates: 51°14′N 05°07′E / 51.233°N 5.117°E | |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish region |
| Province | Antwerp |
| Arrondissement | Turnhout |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kris Van Dijck (N-VA) |
| • Governing party/ies | N-VA |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.45 km2 (10.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2020-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,605 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 2480 |
| NIS code | 13006 |
| Area codes | 014 |
| Website | www.dessel.be |
Dessel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɛsəl] ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Dessel proper. In 2021, Dessel had a total population of 9,659 inhabitants.[2] The total area is 27.03 km2.
Nuclear industries
[edit]Dessel hosts several nuclear facilities:
- Belgoprocess, ex Eurochemic reprocessing plant (OECD), now in charge of the operational waste management for Ondraf/Niras.
- BelgoNucléaire, an old MOX factory, presently closed and to be decommissioned in the future.
- Franco-Belge de Fabrication du Combustible (FBFC) making nuclear fuel assemblies;
- The Dessel site was selected in June 2006 by the Belgian government to construct the first shallow land disposal facility for low-level radioactive waste in Belgium. The decision was taken after consultation of the local authorities and the population in the frame of the Stola consultation group.
Sport
[edit]The town has two football clubs:
- K.F.C. Witgoor Sport, which plays in the Belgian Fourth Division.
- K.F.C. Dessel Sport, which plays in the Belgian Third Division.
Event
[edit]- Graspop Metal Meeting, yearly heavy metal festival.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Dessel (1991−2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
10.2 (50.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
15.2 (59.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
6.7 (44.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
6.9 (44.4) |
4.1 (39.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
0.4 (32.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
4.3 (39.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
6.9 (44.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
1.4 (34.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69.1 (2.72) |
63.5 (2.50) |
56.6 (2.23) |
42.5 (1.67) |
59.2 (2.33) |
75.0 (2.95) |
80.7 (3.18) |
80.0 (3.15) |
64.1 (2.52) |
65.9 (2.59) |
72.6 (2.86) |
87.7 (3.45) |
816.9 (32.15) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.6 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 8.4 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 13.8 | 132.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 61 | 77 | 132 | 184 | 213 | 212 | 218 | 204 | 160 | 116 | 66 | 50 | 1,693 |
| Source: Royal Meteorological Institute[3] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
[edit]-
House in Dessel -
Canal of Mol -
Street view -
Holy Family Church in Witgoor
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References
[edit]- ^ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2020". Statbel.
- ^ "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 13006". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Luchttemperatuur en neerslag Referentieperiode: 1991-2020" (PDF) (in Dutch). Royal Meteorological Institute. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
External links
[edit]
Media related to Dessel at Wikimedia Commons- Official website - Available only in Dutch
- Eurochemic
- Eurochemic 1956-1990, European Company for the Chemical Processing of Irradiated Fuels, Jean-Marc Wolff, OECD Historical Series, 1999
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