270px|thumb|Dutch Topographic map of Wijchen, July 2013

Wijchen () is a municipality and a collection of towns in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern part of the Netherlands.

Population centres

Number of residents per population centre per 2025:

{| class="wikitable toccolours" style="margin: 0 2em 0 2em;"

|Wijchen (core)||32,904

|-

|Alverna|| align="right" |2,465

|-

|Bergharen|| align="right" |1,765

|-

|Hernen|| align="right" |960

|-

|Balgoij|| align="right" |750

|-

|Batenburg|| align="right" |670

|-

|Niftrik|| align="right" |425

|-

|Outer Wijchen

| align="right" |295

|-

|Leur

| align="right" |120

|-

|Wijchen (total)

| align="right" |41,836

|}

<small>Source: Statistics Netherlands, 2025.</small> It is also used as a wedding location.

Notable residents

140px|thumb|Roy Makaay, 2007

140px|thumb|SWACQ, DJ

  • Ine Lamers (born 1954) photographer and video installation artist
  • Ronald van der Kemp (born 1964) fashion designer
  • Arjen Thonen (born 1992) DJ and music producer better known as [[:nl:SWACQ|SWACQ<sup>[NL]</sup>]]

Sport

  • Fred Rutten (born 1962) a football coach and a former footballer with 317 caps
  • Ralf Elshof (born 1962) cyclist, competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics
  • Roy Makaay (born 1975) football manager and former footballer with 526 caps
  • Claudia van Thiel (born 1977) volleyball player, competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  • Lieke Klaus (born 1989) BMX racer
  • Joel Piroe (born 1999) footballer, Leeds United

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File:Wijchen, kunstwerk bij het Laantje foto8 2015-12-09 14.21.jpg|Wijchen, Lourdes cave near het Laantje

File:Wijchen, de Oude Molen RM39628 IMG 3334 2020-03-17 15.24.jpg|Wijchen, windmill: de Oude Molen

File:Wijchen, moderne woonpanden op kerkplein foto2 2011-03-08 15.31.jpg|Wijchen, modern living appartements on the church square

File:Wijchen (Gld, NL) church.JPG|Wijchen, catholic church

File:Standbeeld Emilia van Nassau, Wijchen (Gld, NL).JPG|Wijchen, Statue: Emilia van Nassau

File:Sculpture Zonneveld (Wijchen, Gld, NL), panorama two photos.jpg|Wijchen, sculpture: Zonneveld

File:Sculpture De Tafel, Wijchen (Gld, NL).JPG|Wijchen, sculpture: De Tafel

File:Wijchen, keramiek-Waar het oog al is, wil de voet naar toe foto14 2016-04-20 09.55.jpg|Wijchen, ceramic: The foot wants to go where you already find the eye

File:Batenburg, de Sint Victorkerk RM8718 foto3 2015-12-09 11.51.jpg|Batenburg, church: the Sint Victorkerk

File:Batenburg, restanten van kasteel Batenburg RM8725 foto10 2015-12-09 12.08.jpg|Batenburg, ruins

File:Batenburg, molen foto9 2011-01-16 13.48.jpg|Batenburg, windmill

File:Hernen, kasteel Hernen RM9318 IMG 4410 2020-04-11 10.47.jpg|Hernen, castle: kasteel Hernen

File:Niftrik, toren van de Rooms Katholieke kerk in dorpszicht RM39640 foto8 2016-04-20 10.48.jpg|Niftrik, churchtower in the village

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