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Wijchen

Wijchen castle

Flag	Coat of arms

Location in Gelderland

Government

• Body

Municipal council

Area

• Total

69.56 km² (26.86 sq mi)

• Land

66.49 km² (25.67 sq mi)

• Water

3.07 km² (1.19 sq mi)

Elevation

9 m (30 ft)

Population

(May 2014)

• Total

40,958

• Density

616/km² (1,600/sq mi)

Demonym(s)

Wijchenaar

Time zone

UTC+1 (CET)

• Summer (DST)

UTC+2 (CEST)

Postcode

6600–6606, 6613–6617, 6634

Area code

024, 0486, 0487

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
Neighbourhoods
Wijchen Castle (town hall)
Notable residents
- Sport
Gallery
See also

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^[NL]

Sport

Fred Rutten (born 1962) a football coach and a former footballer with 317 caps
Ralf Elshof (born 1962) cyclist, competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Roy Makaay (born 1975) football manager and former footballer with 526 caps
Claudia van Thiel (born 1977) volleyball player, competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Lieke Klaus (born 1989) BMX racer
Joel Piroe (born 1999) footballer, Leeds United