Rucphen
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Rucphen
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Rucphen P1060906.JPG
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Street through Rucphen
| image_flag = Flag of Rucphen.svg
| flag_size = 100x67px
| flag_alt =
| image_shield = Rucphen wapen.svg
| shield_size = 100x80px
| shield_alt =
| image_map = Map - NL - Municipality code 0840 (2009).svg
| map_alt = Highlighted position of Rucphen in a municipal map of North Brabant
| map_caption = Location in North Brabant
| coordinates = {{coord|51|32|N|4|35|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = North Brabant
| government_footnotes = {{cite web
|url = http://www.rucphen.nl/Def/Personeelsoverzicht/Smoelenboek-College/mr-Marjolein-van-der-Meer-Mohr.html
|title = mr. Marjolein van der Meer Mohr
|language = nl
|publisher = Gemeente Rucphen
|access-date = 3 June 2014
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140606202602/http://www.rucphen.nl/Def/Personeelsoverzicht/Smoelenboek-College/mr-Marjolein-van-der-Meer-Mohr.html
|archive-date = 6 June 2014
}}
| governing_body = Municipal council
| leader_party = VVD
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Marjolein van der Meer-Mohr
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}
| area_total_km2 = {{Dutch municipality total area|Rucphen}}
| area_land_km2 = {{Dutch municipality land area|Rucphen}}
| area_water_km2 = {{Dutch municipality water area|Rucphen}}
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web
|url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
|title = Postcodetool for 4715RK
|language = nl
|author =
|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
|publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
|access-date = 3 June 2014}}
| elevation_m = 10
| elevation_max_footnotes =
| elevation_max_m =
| elevation_min_footnotes =
| elevation_min_m =
| population_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}
| population_total = {{Dutch municipality population|Rucphen}}
| population_as_of = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}
| population_density_km2 = {{Dutch municipality population density|Rucphen}}
| population_demonym = Rucphenaar
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postcode
| postal_code = 4710–4722, 4735
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = 0165
| website = {{URL|1=http://www.rucphen.nl}}
| footnotes =
}}
Rucphen ({{IPA|nl|ˈrʏkfə(n)|pron|219 Rucphen.ogg}}) 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
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
- 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
File:Gemeentehuis P1060904.JPG|Oude Raadhuis van Rucphen
File:Heilig Hartbeeld P1060914.JPG|Heilig Hartbeeld aan de zijkant van de Martinuskerk in Rucphen
File:Rucphense Heide P1290477.jpg|Rucphense Heide
File:Dorpsstraat P1060938.JPG|Dorpsstraat in Sint Willebrord
See also
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{Commons category-inline}}
- {{Official website|http://www.rucphen.nl}}
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Rucphen
| North = Halderberge
| Northeast = Etten-Leur
| Southeast = Zundert
| West = Roosendaal
}}
{{North Brabant Province}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Municipalities of North Brabant
Category:Populated places in North Brabant
{{NorthBrabant-geo-stub}}