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City and Municipality in Gelderland, Netherlands
Wijchen
City and Municipality
Wijchen castleWijchen castle
Flag of WijchenFlagCoat of arms of WijchenCoat of arms
Highlighted position of Wijchen in a municipal map of GelderlandLocation in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°48′N 5°44′E / 51.800°N 5.733°E / 51.800; 5.733
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorRenske Helmer-Englebert (SP - Socialist Party)
Area
 • Total69.56 km (26.86 sq mi)
 • Land66.18 km (25.55 sq mi)
 • Water3.38 km (1.31 sq mi)
Elevation9 m (30 ft)
Population
 • Total41,261
 • Density623/km (1,610/sq mi)
DemonymWijchenaar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode6600–6606, 6613–6617, 6634
Area code024, 0486, 0487
Websitewww.wijchen.nl
Dutch Topographic map of Wijchen, July 2013

Wijchen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋixə(n)] ) is a municipality and a town in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern part of the Netherlands.

Population centres

Number of residents per population centre per 12 December 2009:

Wijchen 32,904
Alverna 2,405
Balgoij 779
Batenburg 691
Bergharen 1,779
Hernen 820
Leur 130
Niftrik 570

Source: Statistics Netherlands

The population centre Woezik (3,820 residents on 1 January 2005) and the township Laak are statistically included in Wijchen.

Neighbourhoods

Neighbourhoods in Wijchen include:

  • Centre: Kloosterakker
  • Wijchen-Oost: Valendries, Oosterweg and Uilenboom.
  • Woezik: Veenhof and Saltshof.
  • Wijchen-Noord.
  • Achterlo: Homberg, Heilige Stoel and Kraaijenberg.
  • Wijchen-West: Blauwe Hof and Aalsburg.
  • Wijchen-Zuid: Abersland, Diepvoorde, Huissteden, Hoogmeer, De Ververt, De Geer, Elsland, De Weertjes, De Grippen, Zesakkers, Zevendreef, Sluiskamp, Oudelaan, and Kronenland.
  • Kerkeveld: De Gamert, De Meren, Diemenwei, De Flier, De Lingert.
  • Huurlingsedam.

Streets in most neighbourhoods are numbered instead of named. This is not common practice in the Netherlands, therefore the street numbers are included in the house numbering. E.g. someone living in Abersland, 11th street, house #05 will usually use Abersland 1105 in his address.

Wijchen Castle (town hall)

Room in the castle used for town council meetings

Parts of Wijchen Castle (Kasteel Wijchen in Dutch) date from the 14th century, but it took its current Mannerist form in the years 1609–1629. It is surrounded by a moat and used to serve as the town hall. Currently, the town hall is down the road, while the castle is only used for important meetings. It is also used as a wedding location.

Notable residents

Roy Makaay, 2007
SWACQ, DJ
  • Ine Lamers (born 1954) photographer and video installation artist
  • Ronald van der Kemp (born 1964) fashion designer
  • Arjen Thonen (born 1992) DJ and music producer better known as SWACQ

Sport

Gallery

  • Wijchen, Lourdes cave near het Laantje Wijchen, Lourdes cave near het Laantje
  • Wijchen, windmill: de Oude Molen Wijchen, windmill: de Oude Molen
  • Wijchen, modern living appartements on the church square Wijchen, modern living appartements on the church square
  • Wijchen, catholic church Wijchen, catholic church
  • Wijchen, Statue: Emilia van Nassau Wijchen, Statue: Emilia van Nassau
  • Wijchen, sculpture: Zonneveld Wijchen, sculpture: Zonneveld
  • Wijchen, sculpture: De Tafel Wijchen, sculpture: De Tafel
  • Wijchen, ceramic: The foot wants to go where you already find the eye Wijchen, ceramic: The foot wants to go where you already find the eye
  • Batenburg, church: the Sint Victorkerk Batenburg, church: the Sint Victorkerk
  • Batenburg, ruins Batenburg, ruins
  • Batenburg, windmill Batenburg, windmill
  • Hernen, castle: kasteel Hernen Hernen, castle: kasteel Hernen
  • Niftrik, churchtower in the village Niftrik, churchtower in the village

References

  1. "Samenstelling college" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Wijchen. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "Postcodetool for 6602DE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. Stenvert, R. et al. (2000), Monumenten in Nederland: Gelderland, p. 332–333. Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. ISBN 90-400-9406-3.

External links

Places adjacent to Wijchen
Druten Beuningen
West Maas en Waal Wijchen Nijmegen
Meuse
Oss (NB)		 Meuse
Land van Cuijk (NB)		 Heumen
Populated places in the municipality of Wijchen
Towns
Villages
List of cities, towns and villages in Gelderland
Municipalities of Gelderland
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