| Wijchen | |
| Settlement Type: | City and Municipality |
| Flag Size: | 100x67px |
| Map Alt: | Highlighted position of Wijchen in a municipal map of Gelderland |
| Coordinates: | 51.8°N 49°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Governing Body: | Municipal council |
| Leader Party: | SP - Socialist Party |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Renske Helmer-Englebert |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 9 |
| Population Demonym: | Wijchenaar |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | 6600–6606, 6613–6617, 6634 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 024, 0486, 0487 |
Wijchen (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈʋixə(n)/) is a municipality and a town in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern part of the Netherlands.
Number of residents per population centre per 12 December 2009:
| Wijchen | 32,904 | |
| Alverna | 2,405 | |
| Balgoij | 779 | |
| Batenburg | 691 | |
| Bergharen | 1,779 | |
| Hernen | 820 | |
| Leur | 130 | |
| Niftrik | 570 |
The population centre Woezik (3,820 residents on 1 January 2005) and 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 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 down the road, while the castle is only used for important meetings.[3] It is also used as a wedding location.