Wijchen
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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.
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.
, Batenburg
, Bergharen
, Hernen
, Leur, Niftrik
and Wijchen.
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.. ).
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
and a town in the province of Gelderland
Gelderland
Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...
, in the eastern part of the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, at 51°48′28"N 5°43′52"E.
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.
Population centres
Alverna, BalgoijBalgoij
Balgoij or Balgoy is a little village in Gelderland, Netherlands, near the Meuse River. It belongs to the Wijchen municipality. It has about 740 citizens.It has a very active community, with lots of people involved and participating....
, Batenburg
Batenburg
Batenburg is a village in the municipality of Wijchen, in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located on the Meuse, about 15 km west of Nijmegen...
, Bergharen
Bergharen
Bergharen is a village in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Wijchen. It was a separate municipality until 1984.-External links: Map of the former municipality, around 1868....
, Hernen
Hernen
Hernen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Wijchen, about 13 km west of Nijmegen.Hernen was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Bergharen.-References:...
, Leur, Niftrik
Niftrik
Niftrik is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Wijchen, about 4 km southwest of that town.Niftrik was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Wijchen.-References:...
and Wijchen.
Wijchen Castle (town hall)
Parts of Wijchen Castle (Kasteel Wijchen in Dutch) date from the 14th century, but it took its current ManneristMannerism
Mannerism is a period of European art that emerged from the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520. It lasted until about 1580 in Italy, when a more Baroque style began to replace it, but Northern Mannerism continued into the early 17th century throughout much of Europe...
form in the years 1609–1629. It is surrounded by a moat
Moat
A moat is a deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water, that surrounds a castle, other building or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. In some places moats evolved into more extensive water defences, including natural or artificial lakes, dams and sluices...
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.. ).
People born in Wijchen
- Fred Rutten (born 1962), football coach
- Roy MakaayRoy MakaayRudolphus "Roy" Antonius Makaay is a retired Dutch footballer. While playing for Bayern Munich he picked up the nickname Das Phantom , for his ability to score out of nowhere.-Career:...
(born 1975), footballer - Claudia van ThielClaudia van ThielClaudia Elisabeth Maria van Thiel is a retired female volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, finishing in fifth place under the guidance of head coach Bert Goedkoop.-References:...
(born 1977), volleyball player