Wijchen

Wijchen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋixə(n)] (listen)) 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
Coordinates: 51°48′N 5°44′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorHans Verheijen (CDA)
Area
 • Total69.56 km2 (26.86 sq mi)
 • Land66.18 km2 (25.55 sq mi)
 • Water3.38 km2 (1.31 sq mi)
Elevation9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[4]
 • Total40,951
 • Density619/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Wijchenaar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6600–6606, 6613–6617, 6634
Area code024, 0486, 0487
Websitewww.wijchen.nl
Dutch Topographic map of Wijchen, July 2013

Population centres

Number of residents per population centre per 12 December 2009:

Wijchen32,904
Alverna2,405
Balgoij779
Batenburg691
Bergharen1,779
Hernen820
Leur130
Niftrik570

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)

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]

Notable residents
Roy Makaay, 2007
  • Ine Lamers (born 1954) photographer and video installation artist
  • Ronald van der Kemp (born 1964) fashion designer
  • Sophie De Waal (born 2001) A Freak Leo

Sport
  • Wijchen, Lourdes cave 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, sculpture: Zonneveld
  • Wijchen, sculpture: De Tafel
  • Wijchen, ceramic: The foot wants to go where you already find the eye
  • Batenburg, church: the Sint Victorkerk
  • Batenburg, ruins
  • Batenburg, windmill
  • Hernen, castle: kasteel Hernen
  • Niftrik, churchtower in the village

References
  1. "Samenstelling college" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Wijchen. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "Postcodetool for 6602DE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. Stenvert, R. et al. (2000), Monumenten in Nederland: Gelderland, p. 332–333. Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. ISBN 90-400-9406-3.
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