Oisterwijk

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Oisterwijk
Location of Oisterwijk
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Area (2006)
 - Total 65.11 km² (25.1 sq mi)
 - Land 63.91 km² (24.7 sq mi)
 - Water 1.20 km² (0.5 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
 - Total 25,733
 - Density 403/km² (1,043.8/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)


Oisterwijk (pronunciation ) is a municipality and a city in the South of the Netherlands.

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[edit] The city of Oisterwijk

Oisterwijk received city rights in 1230. Part of the municipality of Oisterwijk includes the 'Oisterwijkse bossen en vennen' (Oisterwijk forest's and little lakes) and the 'Kampina'. Both are nature reserves of outstanding natural beauty. The reserves are owned and kept by the 'Vereniging Natuurmonumenten' (Nature Monuments).

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Coordinates: 51°35′N, 5°12′E