Rucphen

Rucphen
Rucphen
Municipality
	Street through Rucphen
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in North Brabant
	Coordinates: 51°32′N 4°35′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Marjolein van der Meer-Mohr (VVD)
Area [2]
• 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 [3]	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.nl

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

Sint Willebrord ('t Heike) (pop.: 9,320)
Sprundel (5,090)
Rucphen (4,580)
Zegge (2,210)
Schijf (1,430)

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Rucphen, June 2015

Notable people

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

Oude Raadhuis van Rucphen
Heilig Hartbeeld aan de zijkant van de Martinuskerk in Rucphen
Rucphense Heide
Dorpsstraat in Sint Willebrord

References

"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

Media related to Rucphen at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

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[mayor_now-1] "mr. Marjolein van der Meer Mohr" (in Dutch). Gemeente Rucphen. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[AHN-3] "Postcodetool for 4715RK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 June 2014.

[4] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.