Rucphen

Rucphen (pronounced [ˈrʏkfə(n)] ^ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands between Roosendaal and Etten-Leur, south of the railway, but without a train-station.

Rucphen
Municipality
Street through Rucphen
Flag Coat of arms
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°32′N 4°35′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Marjolein van der Meer-Mohr (VVD)
Area [2]
• Total	64.48 km2 (24.90 sq mi)
• Land	64.41 km2 (24.87 sq mi)
• Water	0.07 km2 (0.03 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (January 2021)[4]
• Total	23,080
• Density	358/km2 (930/sq mi)
Demonym	Rucphenaar
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	4710–4722, 4735
Area code	0165
Website	www.rucphen.nl

Population centres

• Sint Willebrord ('t Heike) (pop.: 9,320)
• Sprundel (5,090)
• Rucphen (4,580)
• Zegge (2,210)
• Schijf (1,430)

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Rucphen, June 2015

Notable people

• Hendrik Detmers (1761 in Sprundel – 1825) a Dutch general in the Battle of Waterloo
• Dick Jaspers (born 1965 in Sint Willebrord) a Dutch professional carom billiards player
• John Kerstens (born 1965 in Zegge) a Dutch politician and former trade union leader
• Donny Gorter (born 1988) a Dutch professional footballer with over 200 club caps
• Tessa ter Sluis (born 1995 in Sint Willebrord) a Dutch professional squash player

Gallery

• 
  Oude Raadhuis van Rucphen
• 
  Heilig Hartbeeld aan de zijkant van de Martinuskerk in Rucphen
• 
  Rucphense Heide
• 
  Dorpsstraat in Sint Willebrord

See also

• Heikant, Rucphen