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

Wijchen is a municipality and a collection of towns in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern part of the Netherlands.
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Worth seeing in and around Wijchen
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Radboud University
Radboud University is a public research university located in Nijmegen, Netherlands. RU has seven faculties and more than 24,000 students.
9.3 km · public research university in Nijmegen, Netherlands · Wikipedia - 02Stadion de Goffert
The Goffertstadion, formerly known as McDOS Goffertstadion for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Nijmegen, Netherlands, located in the Goffertpark. It is home to the football club NEC. The stadium was opened on 8 July 1939 by Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.
7.5 km · football stadium in Nijmegen, the Netherlands · Wikipedia - 03Maas–Waal Canal
The Maas–Waal Canal is a canal in the Netherlands that connects the river Meuse to the river Waal. The channel is about 13.5 kilometres long and runs from Weurt to the south and ends at Heumen.
6 km · canal · Wikipedia - 04Batenburg Castle
Batenburg Castle is located in the village of Batenburg, in the Gelderland province in the Netherlands. It is thought that the castle began construction in 1300.
7.5 km · castle in Gelderland, Netherlands · Wikipedia - 05Kronenburger park
The Kronenburgerpark is a park in the center of Nijmegen, the Netherlands. It is close to the Central Railway Station and the Lange Hezelstraat.
10 km · The Kronenburger park in Nijmegen, the Netherlands · Wikipedia - 06Hernen Castle
Hernen Castle is a Dutch castle from the 14th century. It is a well-preserved medieval castle in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands.
5.5 km · museum in Hernen, the Netherlands · Wikipedia - 07HAN University of Applied Sciences
The HAN University of Applied Sciences, mostly referred to as HAN, is one of the largest universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands. It offers bachelor's and master's degree programs to over 35,000 students.
9.5 km · vocational university of applied sciences in the Netherlands · Wikipedia - 08De Oversteek
De Oversteek, also called Stadsbrug, is a road bridge over the river Waal in the Netherlands. Opened in 2013, it is situated immediately to the west of Nijmegen city centre.
9.8 km · bridge in Nijmegen, the Netherlands · Wikipedia - 09John S. Thompsonbrug
The John S. Thompsonbrug is a bridge over the Maas River between Grave and Nederasselt in the Netherlands.
3.4 km · bridge in North Brabant, the Netherlands · Wikipedia - 10Concertgebouw de Vereeniging
Concertgebouw de Vereeniging is a concert hall located in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The facility officially opened in 1915 and is built in a mixture of Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles.
9.9 km · concert hall in Nijmegen, Netherlands · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Wijchen Castle
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Things to do
- 01BurgGolf Wijchen
- 02Paintball Boerderij
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Where to eat
- 01Prikkers
Marktpromenade 14, NL-6602 HR Wijchen, info@prikkers.nl.
- 02De Heksenkeuken
Graafseweg 576, NL-6603 CL Wijchen, info@deheksenkeuken.nl.
- 03Difference
- 04Zaal 4
Markt 4, NL-6602 AM Wijchen, info@zaal4.nl.
- 05Meneer Smit Wijchen
Oude Klapstraat 78, NL-6602 AG Wijchen, info@meneersmitwijchen.nl.
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Getting to Wijchen
- Airports
- Weeze (Niederrhein) (NRN), 36 km · Eindhoven (EIN), 46 km · Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS), 87 km
- Stations
- Nijmegen railway station, 9.5 km · Nijmegen Heyendaal railway station, 9.7 km · Nijmegen Dukenburg railway station, 5 km · Wijchen railway station, 1.3 km · Nijmegen Goffert railway station, 6.9 km
- Eindhoven → Wijchen44 km · quickest by road, 1h 8m · €6–8
- Amsterdam → Wijchen85 km · quickest by road, 2h 26m · €12–16
- Rotterdam → Wijchen86 km · quickest by road, 2h 8m · €11–15
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Wijchen
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Wijchen. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inRavenstein has a marina along the Maasdijk, located by the ferry crossing between Ravenstein and Niftrik.
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Next door to Wijchen
Wijchen is 53 km from Utrecht, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Beuningenmunicipality in Gelderland, Netherlands7.8 km
- Heumenmunicipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands8.5 km
- Ravensteintown in North Brabant, the Netherlands5.6 km
- Ewijkvillage in Beuningen, Netherlands9.5 km
- Overasseltvillage in Heumen, Netherlands5.8 km
- Batenburgvillage in Wijchen, Netherlands7.7 km