In 1984 the former municipalities of Batenburg,
Bergharen and Wijchen merged to form the new
municipality of Wijchen. It consists of the sttlements Wijchen (seat),
Balgoij, Niftrik, Batenburg, Hermen, Leur, and Bergharen. On 6 Sep 2004
the 40.000th inhabitant was born.
Wijchen is southwest and virtually a suburb of Nijmegen. Between 1609
and 1626 the castle of Wijchen was built by order of Emilia van Nassau
and Emanuel de Bragança, a Portuguese prince. That is now the municipal
house.
The flag, adopted 19 Jan 1984, is derived from the Coat of Arms, which was derived
from the Lords of Batenburg (a municipality now included in Wijchen). De
shears have been explained 'in order to curtail the Roman eagle' ('Pour
ronger les ailes aux Romains.'.) It is more probable that it was derived
from the arms of Gennep by proxy. <the Dutch term for the shear is 'droogscheerdersschaar'
(dry shearing scissor)>
source: <http://www.bng.nl/ngw/w/wychen.htm>
Jarig Bakker, 21 Oct 1999
Wijchen Coat of Arms
image by Jarig Bakker, 17 Apr 2005
Granted 28 Mar 1984
![[Wijchen flag]](../images/n/nl-ge-wy.gif)
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![[Wychen Coat of Arms]](../images/n/nl-ge)wy.gif)
image by Jarig Bakker, 17 Apr 2005
