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	64.47 km2 (24.89 sq mi)
• Land	64.41 km2 (24.87 sq mi)
• Water	0.06 km2 (0.02 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	10 m (30 ft)
Population (January 2019)[4]
• Total	22,572
• Density	350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Rucphenaar
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	4710–4722, 4735
Area code	0165
Website	www.rucphen.nl

Rucphen (pronounced [ˈrɵkfən] (listen)) 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)

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Rucphen, June 2015

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

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"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" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
"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 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

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