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Wijchen
City and Municipality
Wijchen castle
Wijchen castle
Flag of Wijchen
Flag
 Coat of arms of Wijchen
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Wijchen in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Country Netherlands
Province 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
2013-Wijchen
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)

2024-08-11 Kasteel Wijchen binnen 29
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 001
Roy Makaay, 2007
Swacq-1573570310
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

Gallery

  • Wijchen, kunstwerk bij het Laantje foto8 2015-12-09 14.21

    Wijchen, Lourdes cave near het Laantje

  • Wijchen, de Oude Molen RM39628 IMG 3334 2020-03-17 15.24

    Wijchen, windmill: de Oude Molen

  • Wijchen, moderne woonpanden op kerkplein foto2 2011-03-08 15.31

    Wijchen, modern living appartements on the church square

  • Wijchen (Gld, NL) church

    Wijchen, catholic church

  • Standbeeld Emilia van Nassau, Wijchen (Gld, NL)

    Wijchen, Statue: Emilia van Nassau

  • Sculpture Zonneveld (Wijchen, Gld, NL), panorama two photos

    Wijchen, sculpture: Zonneveld

  • Sculpture De Tafel, Wijchen (Gld, NL)

    Wijchen, sculpture: De Tafel

  • Wijchen, keramiek-Waar het oog al is, wil de voet naar toe foto14 2016-04-20 09.55

    Wijchen, ceramic: The foot wants to go where you already find the eye

  • Batenburg, de Sint Victorkerk RM8718 foto3 2015-12-09 11.51

    Batenburg, church: the Sint Victorkerk

  • Batenburg, restanten van kasteel Batenburg RM8725 foto10 2015-12-09 12.08

    Batenburg, ruins

  • Batenburg, molen foto9 2011-01-16 13.48

    Batenburg, windmill

  • Hernen, kasteel Hernen RM9318 IMG 4410 2020-04-11 10.47

    Hernen, castle: kasteel Hernen

  • Niftrik, toren van de Rooms Katholieke kerk in dorpszicht RM39640 foto8 2016-04-20 10.48

    Niftrik, churchtower in the village

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