Wijchen

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

Wijchen
City and Municipality
Wijchen castle
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Gelderland
Wijchen Show map of Gelderland Wijchen Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°48′N 5°44′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Renske Helmer-Englebert (SP - Socialist Party)
Area [2]
• Total	69.56 km2 (26.86 sq mi)
• Land	66.18 km2 (25.55 sq mi)
• Water	3.38 km2 (1.31 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (January 2021)[4]
• Total	41,261
• Density	623/km2 (1,610/sq mi)
Demonym	Wijchenaar
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	6600–6606, 6613–6617, 6634
Area code	024, 0486, 0487
Website	www.wijchen.nl

Dutch Topographic map of Wijchen, July 2013

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^{[citation needed]}

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.^[5] 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

Gallery

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