Oirschot

Oirschot
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°31′N 5°19′E / 51.517°N 5.317°E / 51.517; 5.317
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).

Population centres

• Oirschot
• Middelbeers
• Oostelbeers
• Spoordonk
• Westelbeers

Sights

Oirschot, former town hall

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.

External links

• Official Website

Coordinates: 51°31′N 5°19′E / 51.517°N 5.317°E / 51.517; 5.317