Surroundings
Surroundings
Wijchen is a community of 40,000 and has every notable amenity, such as an NS station, shopping centre, restaurants, schools, (water)sports facilities, equestrian centre, golf course, recreational park, ski slope, forests, lakes, and rivers.
Wijchen originated as an agrarian village, dating back to the stone age, as time went on, it came to primarily become inhabited by affluent Romans. Castle Wijchen was built as a defensive structure in the 14th century and is now used as town hall and museum.
Wijchen is considered to be a 'fun, sociable village' where there is always something being organised.
Wijchen is directly connected to Nijmegen, the centre of which can be reached in 15 minutes. By car (via the A50 or A73) or by train it is easy to travel to 's-Hertogenbosch, Arnhem, and Dusseldorf. Aside from Weeze (Düsseldorf) airport, Eindhoven airport and Schiphol airport can be reached in 35 minutes, and The Hague/Rotterdam are 70 minutes travel away.
