Oisterwijk () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
and a city in the south of the
Netherlands
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Population centres
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Haaren
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Heukelom
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Moergestel
Moergestel () is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Oisterwijk, about 7 km East of Tilburg.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1147 as Gestele, and means "guest house". Moer (moor ...
*Oisterwijk
Topography
''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Oisterwijk, 2021''
Transportation
* Railway station:
Oisterwijk
Oisterwijk () is a municipality and a city in the south of the Netherlands.
Population centres
* Haaren
* Heukelom
* Moergestel
*Oisterwijk
Topography
''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Oisterwijk, 2021''
Transportation
* Railwa ...
City
Oisterwijk received
city rights
Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the tradition ...
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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Nicolaus van Esch
Nicolaus van Esch (Eschius) (1507 in Oisterwijk near 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands – 19 July 1578) was a Dutch Roman Catholic theologian and mystical writer.
Life
After finishing his classical studies in the school of the Hieronymites, ...
(1507 in Oisterwijk – 1578) a Dutch Roman Catholic theologian and mystical writer
Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5 (1913), Nicolaus Van Esch
retrieved 08 November 2019
* Adriaan Poirters
Adriaan Poirters (baptised 2 November 1605, in the Sint-Petrus'-Bandenkerk in Oisterwijk – died 4 July 1674, Mechelen) was a Dutch Jesuit poet and prose writer who was active in the Counter Reformation
The Counter-Reformation (), also cal ...
(1605 in Oisterwijk – 1674) a Dutch Jesuit poet and prose writer, active in the Counter Reformation
The Counter-Reformation (), also called the Catholic Reformation () or the Catholic Revival, was the period of Catholic resurgence that was initiated in response to the Protestant Reformation. It began with the Council of Trent (1545–1563) a ...
* Johan Antony Barrau
Johan Antony Barrau (3 April 1873, Oisterwijk – 8 January 1953, Utrecht) was a Dutch mathematician, specializing in geometry.
Barrau was educated at the Dutch Royal Naval College at Willemsoord and then at the University of Amsterdam. From 18 ...
(1873 in Oisterwijk – 1953) a Dutch mathematician and geometer
* Arnold Meijer
Arnoldus Jozephus Meijer (5 May 1905 – 17 June 1965) was a Dutch fascist politician.
Meijer was born in Haarlemmermeer. Brought up a devout Roman Catholic and educated in a number of seminaries he soon became influenced by Wouter Lutkie, a ...
(1905 – 1965 in Oisterwijk) a Dutch fascist politician
* Annita van Iersel
Anna Johanna Maria "Annita" van Iersel (born 5 October 1948), known as Annita Keating from 1975 to 1998, is a Dutch-born Australian artist and former wife of Paul Keating, former Prime Minister of Australia.
Early life
Born in Oisterwijk, Nor ...
(born 1948 in Oisterwijk) former wife of Paul Keating
Paul John Keating (born 18 January 1944) is an Australian former politician and unionist who served as the 24th prime minister of Australia from 1991 to 1996, holding office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He previously serv ...
, former Prime Minister of Australia
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* Jan Schuurkes Jan A. J. Schuurkes (born 1950, in Oisterwijk) is a Dutch biologist and gastrointestinal researcher.
Education
He graduated as a biochemist at the Catholic University of Nijmegen (Nijmegen). He obtained a PhD in Medicine at Utrecht University (Utr ...
(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
File:Oisterwijk, de Sint-Petrus'-Bandenkerk RM31362 IMG 8580 2021-03-29 11.15.jpg, Oisterwijk, church: Sint-Petrus'-Bandenkerk
File:Oisterwijk, Netherlands - panoramio.jpg, Oisterwijk, Netherlands - panoramio
File:Essche stroom (omgeving de Halder).jpg, Essche stroom
File:Pomp Oisterwijk P1040918.JPG, Pomp Oisterwijk
File:Gasthuisbrug over de Esschestroom in Esch.jpg, Gasthuisbrug over de Esschestroom in Esch
File:Gevleugelde vrijheid - Oisterwijk-02.JPG, Gevleugelde vrijheid - Oisterwijk
References
External links
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Official website
Cities in the Netherlands
Municipalities of North Brabant
Populated places in North Brabant
1230 establishments in Europe
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