Wijchen | |
|---|---|
City and Municipality | |
 Wijchen castle | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Gelderland | |
| Coordinates: 51°48′N 5°44′E / 51.800°N 5.733°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Renske Helmer-Englebert (SP - Socialist Party) |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.56 km2 (26.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 66.18 km2 (25.55 sq mi) |
| • Water | 3.38 km2 (1.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 41,261 |
| • Density | 623/km2 (1,610/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Wijchenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 6600–6606, 6613–6617, 6634 |
| Area code | 024, 0486, 0487 |
| Website | www |
Wijchen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋixə(n)] ) is a municipality and a town in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern part of the Netherlands.
- ^ "Samenstelling college" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Wijchen. Retrieved 11 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 6602DE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.