Wijchen

Wijchen
Wijchen castle
Wijchen castle
Flag of Wijchen
Coat of arms of Wijchen
Highlighted position of Wijchen in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°48′N 5°44′E / 51.800°N 5.733°E / 51.800; 5.733
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorRenske Helmer-Englebert (SP - Socialist Party)
Area
 • Total69.56 km2 (26.86 sq mi)
 • Land66.18 km2 (25.55 sq mi)
 • Water3.38 km2 (1.31 sq mi)
Elevation9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total41,261
 • 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 town in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern part of the Netherlands.

  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.

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