Rucphen

Municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands

Flag

Coat of arms

Location in North Brabant

Coordinates: 51°32′N 4°35′E / 51.533°N 4.583°E / 51.533; 4.583CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth BrabantGovernment

^[1]

• BodyMunicipal council • MayorMarjolein van der Meer-Mohr (VVD)Area

^[2]

• Total64.48 km² (24.90 sq mi) • Land64.41 km² (24.87 sq mi) • Water0.07 km² (0.03 sq mi)Elevation

^[3]

10 m (30 ft)Population

(January 2021)^[4]

• Total23,080 • Density358/km² (930/sq mi)DemonymRucphenaarTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postcode

4710–4722, 4735

Area code0165Websitewww.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.