Oisterwijk

Oisterwijk
Municipality

Gazebo in Oisterwijk

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Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Oisterwijk in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°35′N 5°12′E / 51.583°N 5.200°ECoordinates: 51°35′N 5°12′E / 51.583°N 5.200°E
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Hans Janssen (CDA)
Area[2]
 • Total 65.13 km2 (25.15 sq mi)
 • Land 63.93 km2 (24.68 sq mi)
 • Water 1.20 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 10 m (30 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
 • Total 25,780
 • Density 403/km2 (1,040/sq mi)
Demonym Oisterwijker
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 5059–5066
Area code 013
Website oisterwijk.nl

Oisterwijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈoːstərˌʋɛik]) is a municipality and a city in the South of the Netherlands.

Population centres

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Oisterwijk, 2013.

Transportation

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 Society).

References

  1. ↑ "Samenstelling college" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Oisterwijk. 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 5061HX". 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

 Haaren
Tilburg Boxtel
   Oisterwijk  
Hilvarenbeek Oirschot