Oirschot (; ''Orskot'' in the

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) is a

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and a town in the southern

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. It is situated from the city of Eindhoven and from the city of Tilburg in the province

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 ...

(Noord-Brabant). The municipality had a population of in .

Population centres

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 built 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 house built in 1613 Some of the monuments outside of the town are: * Chapel of the Holy Oak (Kapel van de Heilige Eik), stone chapel dated to 1854 built on the foundations of a stone chapel of 1606 (there was another stone chapel and a wooden chapel on the same location before the one of 1606). The chapel of 1606 was demolished by order of the States General in 1649 (Catholicism could not be practiced openly) * The Old Tower (Oude Toren) of Oostelbeers, a church tower of the 14th century in a patch of forest surrounded by fields * The Old Church of Middelbeers (Het Oude Kerkje - Oude Sint-Willibrorduskerk) - intact gothic rural church (15th century) typical for the region * Maria Chapel (Mariakapel) of Westelbeers - chapel dating to 1637; it is a mystery why this chapel was not demolished during the 1640s or 1650s like nearly all other Catholic chapels in the region were

Events

* Zinderend Oirschot * Countery & Western weekend There are many more festivals in Oirschot every year.

Politics

City Council

The municipal elections in March 2018 resulted in the following make-up of the City Council (17 seats in total): * CDA: 4 seats * De Gewone Man (local party): 4 seats * Dorpsvisie (local party): 3 seats * Sociaal Progressief Oirschot (local party): 3 seats *

VVD The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( nl, Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie ; VVD) is a conservative-liberal Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin ''Politics and Governance in the Netherlands'', Basingstoke (Palgrave) p.49 political party in ...

: 2 seats * D66: 1 seats The old 2014 coalition that was governing Oirschot was formed out of 4 parties: CDA, Socialist Party, Dorpsvisie and PvdA.

Mayor

The mayor of the municipality Oirschot is named ''Judith Keijzers-Verschelling''. She is member of the political party CDA.

Notable people

* Arnold Fey, (Dutch Wiki) (born 1633 in Oirschot - 1679) a Dutch doctor. *

Frans van Lith Franciscus Georgius Josephus van Lith, SJ or often called Frans van Lith or affectionately Romo van Lith ( Javanese:"Father van Lith"; 17 May 1863 – 9 January 1926), was a Jesuit priest from Oirschot, Netherlands who pioneered the Catholic mi ...

(born 1863 in Oirschot - 1926) a Jesuit priest in

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Cornelius Van de Ven Cornelius Van de Ven (June 16, 1865 – May 8, 1932) was a Dutch-born American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the fourth Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana from 1910 until his death in 1932. He previously served as bishop of the ...

(1865 in Oirschot – 1932) Bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana :''See Diocese of Alexandria for namesakes ''Former names: Diocese of Natchitoches (1853-1910), Diocese of Alexandria (1910-1977), Diocese of Alexandria-Shreveport (1977-1986).'' The Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana is a Latin Church ecclesi ...

Carl Romme Carl Paul Maria Romme (21 December 1896 – 16 October 1980) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) and later co-founder of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA ...

(1896 in Oirschot – 1980) a Dutch politician *

Michiel van Kempen Michaël Henricus Gertrudis (Michiel) van Kempen (born 4 April 1957) is a Dutch writer, art historian and literary critic. He has written novels, short stories, essays, travel literature and scenarios. He was the compiler of a huge range of antho ...

(born 1957 in Oirschot) a Dutch writer, art historian and literary critic * Anita Smits (born 1967 in Oirschot) a former archer who competed at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

Truus Smulders-Beliën Geertruida Catharina Theresia Maria "Truus" Smulders-Beliën ( Beliën; 20 November 1902 – 11 June 1966) was a Dutch politician and teacher who was the mayor of Oost-, West- en Middelbeers in North Brabant from 1946 to 1966. The first female ma ...

(1902–1966), first female mayor in the Netherlands * Sophie van Gestel (born 1991 in Oostelbeers) a Dutch beach volleyball player, participated in the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

Gallery

File:Oirschot, windmolen de Korenaar RM31347 foto7 2015-08-13 12.38.jpg, Oirschot, windmill: windmolen de Korenaar File:Oirschot, vestiging van de Jumbo supermarkt foto4 2015-08-13 12.19.jpg, Oirschot, Jumbo supermarket File:Oirschot, sculptuur op de rotonde bij de Sint Jorisstraat foto5 2015-08-13 12.26.jpg, Oirschot, sculpture near de Sint Jorisstraat File:Oostelbeers, de Heilige Andreas en Antonius van Paduatoren RM519176 foto2 2014-05-19 12.30.jpg, Oostelbeers, tower: de Heilige Andreas en Antonius van Paduatoren File:Spoordonk, de Bernadettekerk foto5 2015-08-13 13.04.jpg, Spoordonk, church: de Bernadettekerk

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Municipalities of North Brabant Populated places in North Brabant