Merged 2017 Demonym(s) Schijndelaar Area 41.65 km² | Municipality Meierijstad Elevation 10 m (30 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Friday 5:52 AM Area code 073 | |
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Schijndel ( pronunciation ) is a town and former municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. Schijndel is located approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) southeast of 's-Hertogenbosch. Schijndel was founded on the 6th of December in the year 1309. On 1 January 2017 Schijndel, together with Veghel and Sint-Oedenrode, merged into a new municipality called Meierijstad creating the largest municipality of the province North-Brabant in terms of land area.
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Map of Schijndel, Netherlands
Population centres
The municipality had a population of 23,377 in 2014. This figure has remained virtually unchanged since the 1990s.
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Schijndel, June 2015
Notable residents
References
Schijndel Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA