Rucphen
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Rucphen | |
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| Street through Rucphen Street through Rucphen | |
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Flag of Rucphen Flag Coat of arms of Rucphen Coat of arms | |
| Highlighted position of Rucphen in a municipal map of North Brabant Location in North Brabant | |
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| 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 (0.027 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 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)] <phonos file="219 Rucphen.ogg"></phonos>) 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 | edit source]- Sint Willebrord ('t Heike) (pop.: 9,320)
- Sprundel (5,090)
- Rucphen (4,580)
- Zegge (2,210)
- Schijf (1,430)
Topography
[edit | edit source]Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Rucphen, June 2015
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- 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
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Oude Raadhuis van Rucphen -
Heilig Hartbeeld aan de zijkant van de Martinuskerk in Rucphen
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Rucphense Heide
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Dorpsstraat in Sint Willebrord
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See also
[edit | edit source]References
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External links
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- Official website
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