Oirschot

Oirschot (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈoːrsxɔt] (listen); dialect: Orskot) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. It is situated 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the city of Eindhoven and 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the city of Tilburg in the province Noord-Brabant (North Brabant). The municipality had a population of 18,623 in 2019.

Oirschot
Municipality
Former city hall of Oirschot
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°30′N 5°18′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorJudith Keijzers-Verschelling (CDA)
Area
 • Total102.84 km2 (39.71 sq mi)
 • Land101.78 km2 (39.30 sq mi)
 • Water1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
Elevation17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[4]
 • Total18,623
 • Density183/km2 (470/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Oirschottenaar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5090–5091, 5688–5689
Area code013, 0499
Websitewww.oirschot.nl
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Oirschot, June 2015

Population centres
  • Oirschot
  • Middelbeers
  • Oostelbeers
  • Spoordonk
  • Westelbeers
Saint Petrus church

Sights

There are more than 300 monuments in the municipality Oirschot. Some of the monuments are:

  • The Roman Catholic Church named Sint-Petrus’-Bandenkerk. This 15th- and 16th-century Gothic church is the biggest building in the town of Oirschot and the tower of the church is 73 meters high.
  • The old town hall build in 1513 in the centre of town (Oirschot)
  • Maria-church (Maria-kerk). A 12th-century Romanesque church in the centre of the town of Oirschot.
  • Monastery Nazareth (Klooster Nazareth) with a chapel in Neoromanesque style (1910).
  • Former Brewery De Kroon (Brouwerij de Kroon) built in 1773
  • Hof van Solms, palace of Arnoldus Feij (or Arnold Fey)
  • The Big Chair (De Grote Stoel) the biggest chair of Europe.
  • Huize Groenenberg, a house built in 1613.
  • Chapel of the Holy Oak (Kapel van de Heilige Eik), stone chapel dated 1606 (earlier there was a wooden chapel at the same place).

Events
  • Zinderend Oirschot
  • Countery & Western weekend

There are many more festivals in Oirschot every year.

Politics

City Council

The municipal elections in March 2018 resulted in the following make-up of the City Council (17 seats in total):

  • CDA: 4 seats
  • De Gewone Man (local party): 4 seats
  • Dorpsvisie (local party): 3 seats
  • Sociaal Progressief Oirschot (local party): 3 seats
  • VVD: 2 seats
  • D66: 1 seats

The old 2014 coalition that was governing Oirschot was formed out of 4 parties: CDA, Socialist Party, Dorpsvisie and PvdA.

Mayor

The mayor of the municipality Oirschot is named Judith Keijzers-Verschelling. She is member of the political party CDA.

Notable people
  • Oirschot, windmill: windmolen de Korenaar
  • Oirschot, Jumbo supermarket
  • Oirschot, sculpture near de Sint Jorisstraat
  • Oostelbeers, tower: de Heilige Andreas en Antonius van Paduatoren
  • Spoordonk, church: de Bernadettekerk

References
  1. "Samenstelling" [Members] (in Dutch). Gemeente Oirschot. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. 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 5688AK". 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.
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