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Wijchen
City and Municipality
Wijchen castle
Wijchen castle
Flag of Wijchen
Flag
Coat of arms of Wijchen
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Wijchen in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Wijchen is located in Gelderland
Wijchen
Wijchen
Wijchen is located in Netherlands
Wijchen
Wijchen
Coordinates: 51°48′N 5°44′E / 51.800°N 5.733°E / 51.800; 5.733
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorRenske Helmer-Englebert (SP - Socialist Party)
Area
[2]
 • Total
69.56 km2 (26.86 sq mi)
 • Land66.18 km2 (25.55 sq mi)
 • Water3.38 km2 (1.31 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total
41,261
 • Density623/km2 (1,610/sq mi)
DemonymWijchenaar
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

Wijchen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋixə(n)] ⓘ) is a municipality and a collection of towns in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern part of the Netherlands.[5]

Population centres

Number of residents per population centre per 2025:[6]

Wijchen (core)32,904
Alverna2,465
Bergharen1,765
Hernen960
Balgoij750
Batenburg670
Niftrik425
Outer Wijchen 295
Leur 120
Wijchen (total) 41,836

Source: Statistics Netherlands, 2025.[6]

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.[7] It is also used as a wedding location.

Notable residents

Roy Makaay, 2007
SWACQ, DJ

Sport

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 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Over Wijchen". Wijchen= (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-01-15.
  6. 1 2 Statistiek, Centraal Bureau voor de (2025-10-02). "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2025". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-01-15.
  7. ↑ Stenvert, R. et al. (2000), Monumenten in Nederland: Gelderland, p. 332–333. Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. ISBN 90-400-9406-3.
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