Oisterwijk

Oisterwijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈoːstərˌʋɛik] (listen)) is a municipality and a city in the South of the Netherlands.

Oisterwijk
Municipality
Gazebo in Oisterwijk
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°35′N 5°12′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorHans Janssen (CDA)
Area
 • Total65.13 km2 (25.15 sq mi)
 • Land63.93 km2 (24.68 sq mi)
 • Water1.20 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Elevation10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[4]
 • Total26,140
 • Density409/km2 (1,060/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Oisterwijker
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5059–5066
Area code013
Websiteoisterwijk.nl

Population centres

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Oisterwijk, June 2015

Transportation

City

Oisterwijk received city rights in 1230. Part of the municipality of Oisterwijk includes the 'Oisterwijkse bossen en vennen' (Oisterwijk forests and fens) and the 'Kampina', two nature reserves. The reserves are owned and kept by the 'Vereniging Natuurmonumenten' (Nature Monuments Society).

Notable people
Cora van Nieuwenhuizen, 2018

Sport
  • Martijn Meeuwis (born 1982 in Moergestel) a Dutch baseball player
  • Arjan Swinkels (born 1984 in Moergestel) a Dutch footballer with over 350 club caps
  • Ruud Swinkels (born 1987 in Moergestel) a Dutch professional footballer with over 200 club caps
  • Oisterwijk, Netherlands - panoramio
  • Essche stroom
  • Pomp Oisterwijk
  • Gasthuisbrug over de Esschestroom in Esch
  • Gevleugelde vrijheid - Oisterwijk
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gollark: No. Draconic Evolution is CERTAINLY not to occur.
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References
  1. "Samenstelling college" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Oisterwijk. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. "Postcodetool for 5061HX". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5 (1913), Nicolaus Van Esch retrieved 08 November 2019
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