Wijchen

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Wijchen
Municipality
Flag of Wijchen
Flag		Coat of arms of Wijchen
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°48′28″N 05°43′52″E / 51.80778°N 5.73111°E / 51.80778; 5.73111Coordinates: 51°48′28″N 05°43′52″E / 51.80778°N 5.73111°E / 51.80778; 5.73111
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Area(2006)
 • Total 69.58 km2 (26.86 sq mi)
 • Land 66.83 km2 (25.80 sq mi)
 • Water 2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
 • Total 41,673
 • Density 591/km2 (1,530/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

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

Population centres

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.[1]

People born in Wijchen

Gallery

  • Wijchen, castle: kasteel Wijchen

  • Hernen, castle: kasteel Hernen

  • Batenburg, ruins

  • Batenburg, windmill

  • Niftrik, church

References

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

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