Oirschot

Oirschot
Municipality
Former city hall of Oirschot
Flag Coat of arms
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°30′N 5°18′E / 51.500°N 5.300°ECoordinates: 51°30′N 5°18′E / 51.500°N 5.300°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Government[1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Ruud Severijns (PvdA)
Area[2]
• Total	102.84 km^2 (39.71 sq mi)
• Land	101.78 km^2 (39.30 sq mi)
• Water	1.06 km^2 (0.41 sq mi)
Elevation[3]	17 m (56 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
• Total	18,016
• Density	177/km^2 (460/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Oirschottenaar
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	5090–5091, 5688–5689
Area code	013, 0499
Website	www.oirschot.nl

Oirschot (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈoːrsxɔt]; 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 18,016 in 2014.

Population centres

• Oirschot
• Middelbeers
• Oostelbeers
• Spoordonk
• Westelbeers

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Oirschot, June 2015

Petruschurch

Gallery

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

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 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

• Zinderend Oirschot
• Countery & Western weekend

There are many more festivals in Oirschot every year.

Politics

City Council

The municipal elections in March 2014 resulted in the following make-up of the City Council (17 seats in total):

• CDA: 4 seats
• Socialist Party (Netherlands): 3 seats
• De Gewone Man (local party): 3 seats
• VVD: 2 seats
• Dorpsvisie (local party): 2 seats
• D66: 2 seats
• PvdA: 1 seat

Mayor

The mayor of the municipality Oirschot is named Ruud Severijns. He is member of the political party PvdA.

References

1. "Samenstelling" [Members] (in Dutch). Gemeente Oirschot. 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. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

External links

• Media related to Oirschot at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website