Rucphen (population: 22,607) is a town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. The municipality covers an area of 64.23 km² (of which 0.70 km² water).
The municipality of Rucphen also includes the following towns, villages and townships: Schijf[?], Sprundel, St. Willebrord[?], Zegge[?].
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Sir Francis Drake, (c. 1540-1596), pirate, leader of the second circumnavigation
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