Wijchen


Wijchen is a municipality and a town in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern part of the Netherlands.

Population centres

Number of residents per population centre per 12 December 2009:
Wijchen32,904
Alverna2,405
Balgoij779
Batenburg691
Bergharen1,779
Hernen820
Leur130
Niftrik570

Source: Statistics Netherlands
The population centre Woezik and the township Laak are statistically included in Wijchen.

Neighbourhoods

Neighbourhoods in Wijchen include:
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.

Wijchen Castle (town hall)

Parts of Wijchen Castle 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.

Notable residents