Wijchen

Wijchen municipality

flag	coat of arms
province	Gelderland
mayor	Marijke van Beek ( PvdA ; acting)
Seat of the municipality	Wijchen
Area  - land  - water	69.56  km 2 66.21 km 2 3.35 km 2
CBS code	0296
Residents	40,937 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density	589 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates	51 ° 48 '  N , 5 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 48 '  N , 5 ° 43'  E
Important traffic route
prefix	024, 0486, 0487
Postcodes	6601-6606, 6613, 6615-6617, 6634
Website	Homepage of Wijchen
Wijchen, castle: kasteel Wijchen

Wijchen ( listen ^{? / I} ) is a Dutch municipality in the province of Gelderland and had 40,937 inhabitants on January 31, 2019, according to the CBS . In addition to the main town of Wijchen, it includes a number of villages, of which Bergharen, Leur, Alverna, and Hernen are the most important.

Location and economy

Wijchen is located between the Maas and Waal rivers , immediately south-west of Nijmegen , on the motorway and the railway in the direction of Oss and 's-Hertogenbosch . At Station Wijchen but keep only local trains. Along the railway line there is an industrial area with many small industrial and wholesale companies. Many Wijchen people commute because they have their work in Nijmegen . There is significant agriculture in the area.

Sights and events

• There are some small nature areas in the municipality that are freely accessible to walkers.

• In the center of the village is Wijchen Castle (built in 1369, restored after a major fire in 1906), which was the town hall from 1933 to 1981, and the upper floor of which houses a small museum.

• Hernen Castle, in the village of the same name (west of Wijchen), was built in 1369. Since it has never been besieged or destroyed in its history, it is still largely in its original state. The castle can be visited from time to time. The surroundings of the castle are beautiful and varied.

• Batenburg Castle, in the former town of the same name, where the Lords of Bronkhorst lived in the Middle Ages , has been in ruins since 1794. Batenburg is now a small farming village. A house where the city in the late Middle Age coins were struck ( "The Munte") suggests even that Batenburg has been a city in the past.

• A large Hindu temple was opened and inaugurated in Wijchen in January 2006 for the ethnic minority from Surinam , to which many people of Indian origin belong . The sanctuary is the largest Hindu temple in the Netherlands.

• The international wheelchair dance event Wijchen Swingt Internationaal takes place annually in Wijchen , organized by Stichting Rolstoeldansen Nederland (Foundation for Wheelchair Dance Netherlands).

• The day of Wijchen is the second day of the Nijmegen March, which has been running since 1909. In 2016, at 4:00 am, 50,000 participants started the “hike with the most participants worldwide”.

photos

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  Wijchen, mill: de Oude Molen

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  Wijchen, Kamerlingh Onnesstraat-Buys Ballotstraat roundabout

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  Wijchen, Street art at het Laantje

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  Wijchen, Keramik-Waar het oog al is, wil de voet naar toe

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  Batenburg, church: de Sint Victorkerk

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  Batenburg, sculpture (de Boombeelden) by Marc de Roover

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  Batenburg, ruin

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  Hernen, castle: kasteel Hernen

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  Bergharen, chapel: kapel Onze Lieve Vrouw ter Nood Gods

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  Balgoij, tower of the former church

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  Niftrik, church tower in the village

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  Railway bridge between Niftrik and Balgoij

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018

 %

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

41.6

14.1

12.3

10.1

8.2

7.0

5.3

1.5

K8W

CDA

VVD

PvdA

WL

D66

SW

GW

Gains and losses

compared to 2014

 % p

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

+5.6

-0.7

+0.2

-1.5

+2.5

-5.9

-1.7

+1.5

K8W

CDA

VVD

PvdA

WL

D66

SW

GW

The municipal council has been formed as follows since 1982:

Political party	Seats
	1983 a	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018
Really Wijchen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8th	11	12
CDA	7th	8th	7th	7th	6th	7th	6th	6th	4th	4th
VVD	2	2	1	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
PvdA	4th	5	4th	4th	4th	4th	7th	4th	3	3
Wijchen Lokaal b	-	-	2	3	2	4th	6th	4th	1	2
D66	0	-	1	3	1	-	-	2	3	2
Sociaal Wijchen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1
Gewoon Wijchen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Leefbaar Wijchen c	-	-	-	-	-	5	4th	-	-	-
Thé Straten voor Gemeentebelangen d	1	1	2	3	5	2	0	-	-	-
GroenLinks	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-
SP	0	0	-	-	1	0	-	-	-	-
Gemeentebelangen Wijchen e f	4th	5	4th	2	3	-	-	-	-	-
Lijst-Joke Toonen	2	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PPR	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PSP		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
total	21st	23	23	25th	25th	25th	25th	27	27	27

^a Due to the merger of Wijchen with Batenburg and Bergharen on January 1, 1984, the municipal council elections took place in 1983.

^bUntil 2002 the Wijchen Lokaal party was called “Dorpsbelangen”. She then changed her name to “local village parties” until she adopted her current name, “Wijchen Lokaal”, in 2018.

^c In the municipal council elections in 2010, the Leefbaar Wijchen party was merged into the new Kernachtig Wijchen party.

^d The party Thé Straten voor Gemeentebelangen ran in 2006 under the name "Gemeentebelangen".

^e In the local elections in 1983, 1986 and 1990, the Gemeentebelangen Wijchen party carried the name "Lijst-Jos Verbeeten".

^f In 2002, the Gemeentebelangen Wijchen party dissolved into the new Leefbaar Wijchen party.

College of Mayors and Aldermen

For the period 2018–2022 there is a coalition of the parties Kernachtig Wijchen, PvdA and VVD . The PvdA and VVD each provide the council with one councilor, while Kernachtig Wijchen contributes two councilors. The following people belong to the staff and work in the following areas:

function	Surname	Political party	Department	annotation
Mayoress	Marijke van Beek	PvdA	administrative organization and coordination, public order and security, coordination of enforcement, public services, employees and facility services, communication, representation and advertising, regional cooperation	acting; in office since April 14, 2020
Alderman	Paul Loermans	Really Wijchen	public work, traffic and transport, the environment, nature and landscape management, sports and facilities, education and culture, quality of life	first deputy mayor
	Geert Gerrits	Really Wijchen	Finances, spatial planning, housing, basics	second deputy mayor
	Titus Burgers	PvdA	Social Welfare Act, Child Welfare and Health Care, Welfare, Sustainability	third deputy mayor
	Nick Derks	VVD	Participation Act, Economy, Job Opportunities and Tourism, Social Affairs and Minimum Income Policy, Real Estate	fourth deputy mayor
Community Secretary	Remco Boer	-	-	in office since September 2017

Personalities

• Wesley Hendriks (* 1985), ice hockey player
• Roy Makaay (* 1975), football player
• Joël Piroe (* 1999), football player
• Fred Rutten (* 1962), soccer player and coach

Web links

Commons : Wijchen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the municipality (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Frank Hermans: Marijke van Beek benoemd dead waarnemend burgemeester van Wijchen. In: de Gelderlander . De Persgroep Nederland , March 4, 2020, accessed April 14, 2020 (Dutch). 
2. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
3. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 , accessed on July 24, 2018 (Dutch)
4. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 1983–2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on July 24, 2018 (Dutch)
5. ↑ Coalitieakkoord 2018-2022.pdf (PDF, 4.92 MB) Gemeente Wijchen, accessed on July 24, 2018 (Dutch)
6. ↑ Samenstelling college ( memento of the original from July 25, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Gemeente Wijchen, accessed July 24, 2018 (Dutch)