Wijchen
| Wijchen | |||
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| Coordinates: 51°48′28″N 5°43′52″E / 51.80778°N 5.73111°ECoordinates: 51°48′28″N 5°43′52″E / 51.80778°N 5.73111°E | |||
| 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 (help·info) is a municipality and a town in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern part of the Netherlands, at 51°48′28″N 5°43′52″E / 51.80778°N 5.73111°E.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Gallery
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Wijchen, castle: kasteel Wijchen
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Wijchen, modern living appartements on the church square
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Hernen, castle: kasteel Hernen
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Batenburg, ruins
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Batenburg, windmill
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Niftrik, church
[edit] Population centres
Alverna, Balgoij, Batenburg, Bergharen, Hernen, Leur, Niftrik and Wijchen.
[edit] 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 etc.. ).[1]
[edit] People born in Wijchen
- Fred Rutten (born 1962), football coach
- Roy Makaay (born 1975), footballer
- Claudia van Thiel (born 1977), volleyball player
[edit] References
- ^ Stenvert, R. et al. (2000), Monumenten in Nederland: Gelderland, p. 332–333. Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. ISBN 90-400-9406-3.
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