Oirschot
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| Oirschot | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
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| 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 ) 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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[edit] Population centres
- Oirschot
- Middelbeers
- Oostelbeers
- Spoordonk
- Westelbeers
[edit] 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 60 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)
- De Grote Stoel (De Big Chair) 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).
[edit] Events
- Jazz Festival Oirschot
- Country Weekend Oirschot
There are many more festivals in Oirschot every year.
[edit] Politics
City Council
The municipal elections on March 6, 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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