Wijchen ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋixə(n)] ) is a municipality and a town in the province of Gelderland , in the eastern part of the Netherlands .
3-657: Batenburg is a city in the municipality of Wijchen , in the Dutch province of Gelderland . It is located on the Meuse , about 15 km west of Nijmegen . It is well known for the remains of a medieval fort in the center of the town. Batenburg received city rights in 1349. Until 1984, Batenburg was a separate municipality. It was first mentioned in 1166 as Battenburg. The etymology in unclear. Batenburg developed around Batenburg Castle . In 1347, it received city rights., and by 1400, had walls and two city gates. The castle dated from
6-628: The mid-12th century. It was destroyed and rebuilt many times until 1795 and was later used as a stone quarry. The medieval Dutch Reformed Church was heavily damaged around 1600 and rebuilt between 1608 and 1634 without a choir . The tower dates from the early 15th century. The city did not develop, and was home to 441 people in 1840. This Gelderland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Wijchen Number of residents per population centre per 12 December 2009: Source: Statistics Netherlands The population centre Woezik (3,820 residents on 1 January 2005) and
9-667: The township Laak are statistically included in Wijchen. 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. Parts of Wijchen Castle ( Kasteel Wijchen in Dutch) date from
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