Rucphen

Rucphen
Rucphen
Municipality
	Street through Rucphen
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in North Brabant
	Coordinates: 51°32′N 4°35′E / 51.533°N 4.583°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Marjolein van der Meer-Mohr (VVD)
Area
• Total	64.48 km2 (24.90 sq mi)
• Land	64.41 km2 (24.87 sq mi)
• Water	0.07 km2 (0.03 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (January 2021)
• Total	23,080
• Density	358/km2 (930/sq mi)
Demonym	Rucphenaar
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	4710–4722, 4735
Area code	0165
Website	www.rucphen.nl

Rucphen (pronounced [ˈrɵkfən] ^ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands between Roosendaal and Etten-Leur, south of the railway, but without a train-station.

Population centres

Sint Willebrord ('t Heike) (pop.: 9,320)
Sprundel (5,090)
Rucphen (4,580)
Zegge (2,210)
Schijf (1,430)

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Rucphen, June 2015

Hendrik Detmers (1761 in Sprundel – 1825) a Dutch general in the Battle of Waterloo
Dick Jaspers (born 1965 in Sint Willebrord) a Dutch professional carom billiards player
John Kerstens (born 1965 in Zegge) a Dutch politician and former trade union leader
Donny Gorter (born 1988) a Dutch professional footballer with over 200 club caps
Tessa ter Sluis (born 1995 in Sint Willebrord) a Dutch professional squash player

^ "mr. Marjolein van der Meer Mohr" (in Dutch). Gemeente Rucphen. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 4715RK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.