Wijchen

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Wijchen
City and Municipality
Square in Wijchen
Square in Wijchen
Flag of Wijchen
Flag		 Coat of arms of Wijchen
Coat of arms
Location in Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
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Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Hans Verheijen (CDA)
Area[2]
 • 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[3] 9 m (30 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
 • Total 40,958
 • Density 616/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Wijchenaar
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 6600–6606, 6613–6617, 6634
Area code 024, 0486, 0487
Website www.wijchen.nl
Dutch Topographic map of Wijchen, July 2013

Wijchen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋixə(n)] ( listen)) 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[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)

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 on the other side of the road, while the castle is only used for important meetings.[5]

Notable residents

Gallery

  • Wijchen, street art near het Laantje

  • Wijchen, windmill: de Oude Molen

  • Wijchen, modern living appartements on the church square

  • Wijchen, catholic church

  • Wijchen, Statue: Emilia van Nassau

  • Wijchen, Shopping mall: de Zuiderpoort

  • Wijchen, sculpture: Zonneveld

  • Wijchen, sculpture: De Tafel

  • Batenburg, church: de Sint Victorkerk

  • Batenburg, ruins

  • Batenburg, windmill

  • Bergharen, chapel: kapel Onze Lieve Vrouw ter Nood Gods

  • Hernen, castle: kasteel Hernen

  • Niftrik, church

  • between Niftrik and Balgoij, railway bridge across de Maas

References

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  5. ↑ Stenvert, R. et al. (2000), Monumenten in Nederland: Gelderland, p. 332–333. Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. ISBN 90-400-9406-3.

External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website
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West Maas en Waal Nijmegen
  Wijchen  
Maas
Oss (NB)		 Maas
Grave (NB)		 Heumen

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