Meierijstad () is a municipality in the province of

North Brabant North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to the we ...

. The municipality is the result of a merger between the municipalities

Schijndel Schijndel () is a town and former municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. Schijndel is located approximately southeast of 's-Hertogenbosch. Schijndel was founded on 6 December in the year 1309. On 1 January 201 ...

Sint-Oedenrode Sint-Oedenrode () is a town in the province of North Brabant. Sint-Oedenrode is a moderately urbanized town in the Meierij of 's-Hertogenbosch. Sint-Oedenrode had an unknown population as of and has an area of . On 1 January 2017 Sint-Oedenrode ...

and

Veghel Veghel () is a town and a former municipality in the southern Netherlands. On 1 January 2017 Veghel, together with Schijndel and Sint-Oedenrode, merged into a new municipality called Meierijstad creating the largest municipality of the provinc ...

in 2017. After the merger it became the largest municipality in terms of land area of North Brabant (surpassed by

Altena Altena (; Westphalian: ''Altenoa'') is a town in the district of Märkischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The town's castle is the origin for the later Dukes of Berg. Altena is situated on the Lenne river valley, in the northern stretc ...

in 2019). The town of

hosts the town hall, while the municipal council holds its meetings at the former town hall of Sint-Oedenrode.

Population centres

Topography

''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Meierijstad, 2020''

Notable people

Hendrik Herp Hendrik Herp (died 22 February 1477), known in Latin as Henricus Harphius, was a Dutch or Flemish Franciscan of the Strict Observance, and a writer on mysticism. Life Herp was born around 1400 either at Erp near Veghel or Erps-Kwerps near Leuve ...

(died 1477) a Dutch or Flemish Franciscan and a writer on mysticism *

Pieter de Josselin de Jong Pieter de Josselin de Jong (2 August 1861 – 2 June 1906) was a Dutch painter from North Brabant. Life Josselin de Jong was born in Sint-Oedenrode and was trained at the art academy in Den Bosch before attending the Royal Academy of Arts in Ant ...

(1861 in Sint-Oedenrode – 1906) a Dutch painter from North Brabant *

Lou Tellegen Lou Tellegen (born Isidor Louis Bernard Edmon van Dommelen;"Lou Tellegen, Idol of Stage and Silent Screen, Stabs Himself Seven Times." Spartanburg (SC) Herald, October 30, 1934, pp. 1-2. November 26, 1881 or 1883 – October 29, 1934) was a ...

(born 1881 in Sint-Oedenrode – 1934) a Dutch stage and film actor, film director and screenwriter IMDb Database
retrieved 28 February 2020 * Ton Smits (1921 in Vegheland - 1981) a Dutch cartoonist and comic artist *

Els Coppens-van de Rijt Johanna Elisabeth "Els" Coppens-van de Rijt (born August 18, 1943) is an artist and author from Vlierden, Netherlands. Coppens-van de Rijt was born in Sint-Oedenrode, as one of twins to a Roman Catholic family with 11 children. She studied at th ...

(born 1943 in Sint-Oedenrode) an artist and author from Vlierden * Anton Berns (born 1945 in Schijndel) a Dutch scientist researching

molecular genetics Molecular genetics is a sub-field of biology that addresses how differences in the structures or expression of DNA molecules manifests as variation among organisms. Molecular genetics often applies an "investigative approach" to determine the ...

Hein Van de Geyn Hein van de Geyn (born 18 July 1956) is a jazz double bassist, composer and band leader from the Netherlands. Van de Geyn also teaches double bass and music. Early life Hein van de Geyn was born in Schijndel, Netherlands on 18 July 1956. He st ...

(born 1956 in Schijndel) a jazz double bassist, composer and band leader *

Winy Maas Wilhelmus "Winy" Maas (born 1959 in Schijndel) is a Dutch architect, landscape architect, professor and urbanist. In 1993 together with Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries he set up MVRDV. Education He completed his studies at the RHSTL Bosko ...

(born 1959 in Schijndel) a Dutch architect, landscape architect, professor and urbanist *

Nikki Kerkhof Nikki Gouman (also known as Nikki Nola; born 21 December 1983) is a Dutch singer and the winner of the fourth series of Idols, the Dutch variant on Pop Idol. On the first of March 2008 she won the singing contest with 62% of all the votes from t ...

(born 1983 in Sint-Oedenrode) a Dutch pop singer * Sophie Bongers (born 1998) stage name ''

Sophie Francis Sophie Bongers (born ), better known by her stage name Sophie Francis, is a Dutch record producer, DJ and musician. Biography Early life Sophie was born on 2 December 1998 in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands but she used to live in St Francis Bay, S ...

'', a Dutch record producer, DJ and musician, brought up in Sint-Oedenrode

Sport

Wiljan Vloet Wiljan Vloet (born 10 September 1962) is a Dutch association football, football Manager (association football), manager, executive and former Football player, player. He serves as the sporting director of FC Den Bosch. Playing career As a footba ...

(born 1962 in Schijndel) a Dutch football manager *

Monique Kalkman-Van Den Bosch Monique Kalkman-Van den Bosch (born 28 November 1964) is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis and table tennis player. Monique competed at the Paralympics in 1984, 1988, 1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 19 ...

(born 1964 in Sint-Oedenrode) a Dutch wheelchair tennis player *

Eric Verhagen Eric Verhagen (born 21 February 1964) is a retired Dutch sidecarcross passenger and double World Champion. He has also won the Dutch national sidecarcross championship four times, in 1986, 1989, 1990 and 1992. All his successes were achieved with ...

(born 1964 in Schijndel) a retired Dutch

sidecarcross Sidecarcross racing, also known as sidecar motocross, is a branch of motocross. Regular motocross riders use solo machines, but a sidecarcross outfit has a different type of motorcycle chassis operated by a team of two people, a driver and a s ...

passenger and double World Champion. * Rein van Duijnhoven (born 1967 in Veghel) is a former football goalkeeper with over 500 club caps *

Anky van Grunsven Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda "Anky" van Grunsven (born 2 January 1968) is a Dutch dressage champion who is the only rider to record three successive Olympic wins in the same event. Along with her ...

(born 1968 in Erp) a Dutch dressage champion with nine Olympic medals from seven successive games *

Jack de Gier } Jack de Gier (; born 6 August 1968) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of FC Den Bosch. He was nicknamed ''Il Butre'' (The Vulture), after legendary Spain striker E ...

(born 1968 in Schijndel) a Dutch former footballer with over 400 club caps and current manager of

Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles () are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in the 2020-21 season. The club's h ...

Earnie Stewart Earnest Lee Stewart Jr. (born March 28, 1969) is an American former soccer player who played as a striker or a midfielder. His career spanned 17 years from 1988 until his retirement in 2005, with the majority of them spent in the Netherlands ...

(born 1969 in Veghel) an American retired soccer player with 474 club caps and the sporting director of U.S. Soccer * Stefan Jansen (born 1972 in Veghel) a former football striker with over 330 club caps * Dillianne van den Boogaard (born 1974 in Veghel) a former Dutch field hockey defender, twice team bronze medallist in the

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

and

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

Theo Lucius Theodorus Martinus Maria "Theo" Lucius (born 19 December 1976) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He could operate as a right back or a central defender, and also as a defensive midfielder. He spent most of his 16-year professional care ...

(born 1976 in Veghel) is a Dutch former footballer with 402 club caps *

Marloes Keetels Marloes Keetels (born 4 May 1993) is a Dutch field hockey player. Keetels has played for the Netherlands women's national field hockey team since 2013. She was a member of the Netherlands team that won the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup. See also ...

(born 1993 in Schijndel) a Dutch field hockey player, team silver medallist at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

References

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* {{Authority control Municipalities of North Brabant Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2017