Rucphen
Appearance
Rucphen | |
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Coordinates: 51°32′N 4°35′E / 51.533°N 4.583°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Marjolein van der Meer-Mohr (VVD) |
Area | |
• Total | 64.48 km2 (24.90 sq mi) |
• Land | 64.41 km2 (24.87 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.07 km2 (0.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 23,080 |
• Density | 358/km2 (930/sq mi) |
Demonym | Rucphenaar |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 4710–4722, 4735 |
Area code | 0165 |
Website | www |
Rucphen (pronounced [ˈrʏkfə(n)] ⓘ) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands between Roosendaal and Etten-Leur, south of the railway, but without a train-station.
Population centres
[edit]- Sint Willebrord ('t Heike) (pop.: 9,320)
- Sprundel (5,090)
- Rucphen (4,580)
- Zegge (2,210)
- Schijf (1,430)
Topography
[edit]Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Rucphen, June 2015
Notable people
[edit]- Hendrik Detmers (1761 in Sprundel – 1825) a Dutch general in the Battle of Waterloo
- Dick Jaspers (born 1965 in Sint Willebrord) a Dutch professional carom billiards player
- John Kerstens (born 1965 in Zegge) a Dutch politician and former trade union leader
- Donny Gorter (born 1988) a Dutch professional footballer with over 200 club caps
- Tessa ter Sluis (born 1995 in Sint Willebrord) a Dutch professional squash player
Gallery
[edit]-
Oude Raadhuis van Rucphen
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Heilig Hartbeeld aan de zijkant van de Martinuskerk in Rucphen
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Rucphense Heide
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Dorpsstraat in Sint Willebrord
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "mr. Marjolein van der Meer Mohr" (in Dutch). Gemeente Rucphen. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 4715RK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Rucphen at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website