Wijchen
Wijchen | |
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City and Municipality | |
Wijchen castle | |
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) | |
• 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 |
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Wijchen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋixə(n)] ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern part of the Netherlands.