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Country
  
Netherlands

Demonym(s)
  
Oirschottenaar

Postcode
  
5090–5091, 5688–5689

Area
  
102.8 km²

Province
  
North Brabant

Elevation
  
17 m (56 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area code
  
013, 0499

Local time
  
Thursday 9:55 AM

Oirschot

Weather
  
9°C, Wind E at 13 km/h, 70% Humidity

Points of interest
  
De Vier Quartieren, Museum Kruysenhuis

Oirschot ( [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.

Contents

Map of Oirschot, Netherlands

Population centres

  • Oirschot
  • Middelbeers
  • Oostelbeers
  • Spoordonk
  • Westelbeers

    • Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Oirschot, June 2015

    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

    Oirschot Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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