Wijchen

Wijchen
City and Municipality
Wijchen castle
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Gelderland
Wijchen Location within Gelderland Wijchen Location within Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°48′N 5°44′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.wijchen.nl

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Dutch Topographic map of Wijchen, July 2013

Wijchen (Dutch pronunciation: ʋixə(n) ) is a municipality and a collection of towns in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern part of the Netherlands.