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Oisterwijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈoːstərˌʋɛik] (listen)) is a municipality and a city in the south of the Netherlands.

Oisterwijk (Déber land)
Municipality
Gazebo in Oisterwijk
Flag Coat of arms
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°35′N 5°12′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Hans Janssen (CDA)
Area [2]
• Total	65.13 km2 (25.15 sq mi)
• Land	63.84 km2 (24.65 sq mi)
• Water	1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (January 2019)[4]
• Total	26,140
• Density	409/km2 (1,060/sq mi)
Demonym	Oisterwijker
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	5059–5066
Area code	013
Website	oisterwijk.nl

Population centres

• Haaren
• Heukelom
• Moergestel
• Oisterwijk

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Oisterwijk, 2021

Transportation

• 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

• Nicolaus van Esch (1507 in Oisterwijk – 1578) a Dutch Roman Catholic theologian and mystical writer[5]
• 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

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  Oisterwijk, church: Sint-Petrus'-Bandenkerk
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  Oisterwijk, Netherlands - panoramio
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  Essche stroom
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  Pomp Oisterwijk
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  Gasthuisbrug over de Esschestroom in Esch
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  Gevleugelde vrijheid - Oisterwijk

References

External links

• Media related to Oisterwijk at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Oisterwijk

Oisterwijk [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈoːstəɾvɛik] ( anhören?/i) ist eine Gemeinde in der niederländischen Provinz Noord-Brabant zwischen Tilburg und ’s-Hertogenbosch.

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- [en] Oisterwijk

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