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Oisterwijk
Municipality
Gazebo in Oisterwijk
Gazebo in Oisterwijk
Flag of Oisterwijk
Flag
 Coat of arms of Oisterwijk
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Oisterwijk in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Area
 • 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
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (May 2014)
 • Total 25,780
 • Density 403/km2 (1,040/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Oisterwijker
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5059–5066
Area code 013

Oisterwijk is a municipality and a city in the south of the Netherlands.

Population centres

  • Haaren
  • Heukelom
  • Moergestel
  • Oisterwijk

Topography

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Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Oisterwijk, 2021

Transport

  • Railway station: Oisterwijk

City

Oisterwijk received city rights in 1230. Part of the municipality of Oisterwijk includes the 'Oisterwijkse bossen en vennen' (Oisterwijk forests and fens) and the 'Kampina', two nature reserves. The reserves are owned and kept by the 'Vereniging Natuurmonumenten' (Nature Monuments Society).

Notable people

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Cora van Nieuwenhuizen, 2018
  • Maria van Oisterwijk (died 1547), Dutch Catholic mystic and writer
  • Nicolaus van Esch (1507 in Oisterwijk – 1578) a Dutch Roman Catholic theologian and mystical writer.
  • Adriaan Poirters (1605 in Oisterwijk – 1674) a Dutch Jesuit poet and prose writer, active in the Counter Reformation
  • Johan Antony Barrau (1873 in Oisterwijk – 1953) a Dutch mathematician and geometer
  • Arnold Meijer (1905 – 1965 in Oisterwijk) a Dutch fascist politician
  • Annita van Iersel (born 1948 in Oisterwijk) former wife of Paul Keating, former Prime Minister of Australia
  • Jan Schuurkes (born 1950 in Oisterwijk) a Dutch biologist and gastrointestinal researcher
  • Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (born 1963 in Ridderkerk) a Dutch politician, municipal councillor 1994 to 2006

Gallery

  • Oisterwijk, de Sint-Petrus'-Bandenkerk RM31362 IMG 8580 2021-03-29 11.15

    Oisterwijk, church: Sint-Petrus'-Bandenkerk

  • Oisterwijk, Netherlands - panoramio

    Oisterwijk, Netherlands - panoramio

  • Essche stroom (omgeving de Halder)

    Essche stroom

  • Pomp Oisterwijk P1040918

    Pomp Oisterwijk

  • Gasthuisbrug over de Esschestroom in Esch

    Gasthuisbrug over de Esschestroom in Esch

  • Gevleugelde vrijheid - Oisterwijk-02

    Gevleugelde vrijheid - Oisterwijk

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Oisterwijk para niños

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