Schijndel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxɛindəl] (listen)) is a town and former municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. Schijndel is located approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) southeast of 's-Hertogenbosch. Schijndel was founded on 6 December in the year 1309.^{[citation needed]} On 1 January 2017 Schijndel, together with Veghel and Sint-Oedenrode, merged into a new municipality called Meierijstad creating the largest municipality of the province North-Brabant in terms of land area.[3]

Schijndel
Town and former municipality
Former monastery in Schijndel
Flag Coat of arms
Schijndel Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands Show map of North Brabant Schijndel Schijndel (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°37′N 5°26′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Meierijstad
Merged	2017
Area [1]
• Total	41.66 km2 (16.09 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	23,705
• Density	570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Demonym	Schijndelaar
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	5480–5483
Area code	073

Population centres

• Schijndel
• Wijbosch

The municipality had a population of data missing in 2019. This figure has remained virtually unchanged since the 1990s.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Schijndel, June 2015

Notable residents

• Gérard Buzen, Belgian general\minister of defense
• André Gevers, cyclist
• Winy Maas, architect
• Wiljan Vloet, football manager
• Rai Vloet, football player and son of Wiljan Vloet
• Carli Hermès, photographer and director
• Jack de Gier, football player
• Hein van de Geyn, jazz bassist
• Sissy van Alebeek, cyclist
• Ronald Mutsaars, cyclist
• Manon van den Boogaard, football player
• Said Ali Hussein, football player

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