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Oirschot — Municipality —
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Coat of armsCoordinates: 51°31′N 5°19′E / 51.517°N 5.317°E Country Netherlands Province North Brabant Area(2006) - Total 102.85 km2 (39.7 sq mi) - Land 101.75 km2 (39.3 sq mi) - Water 1.10 km2 (0.4 sq mi) Population (1 January 2007) - Total 17,841 - Density 175/km2 (453.2/sq mi) Source: CBS, Statline. Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Oirschot ( pronunciation (help·info)) (dialect: Orskot) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. It is situated 12 km from the city of Eindhoven and 20 km from the city of Tilburg in the province Noord-Brabant (North-Brabant). The municipality has 17,841 inhabitants (1 January 2007).
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Population centres
- Oirschot
- Middelbeers
- Oostelbeers
- Spoordonk
- Westelbeers
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 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 church in the centre of the town of Oirschot.
- Monastery Nazareth (Klooster Nazareth) with a chapel in Neoroman style (1910).
- Former Brewery De Kroon (Brouwerij de Kroon) built in the year 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 very fine 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
- Jazz Festival Oirschot
- Zinderend Oirschot
There are many more festivals in Oirschot every year.
Politics
City Council
The municipal elections on 6 March 2006 resulted in the following make-up of the City Council (17 seats in total):
- Dorpsvisie (local party): 4 seats
- CDA: 4 seats
- PvdA: 4 seats
- De Gewone Man (local party): 3 seats
- VVD: 2 seats
Mayor
The mayor of the municipality Oirschot is named Ruud Severijns. He is member of the political party PvdA.
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See also: Netherlands · Provinces · Municipalities Coordinates: 51°31′N 5°19′E / 51.517°N 5.317°E
Categories:- Municipalities of North Brabant
- Populated places in North Brabant
- North Brabant geography stubs
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