Sint-Michielsgestel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɪnt miˌxilsˈxɛstəl] (listen)) is a municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands. It is named for the village of Sint-Michielsgestel located within its boundaries.
Sint-Michielsgestel | |
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Municipality | |
Town hall of Sint-Michielsgestel | |
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![]() Location in North Brabant | |
Coordinates: 51°38′N 5°21′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Han Looijen (VVD) |
Area | |
• Total | 59.34 km2 (22.91 sq mi) |
• Land | 58.38 km2 (22.54 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Population (January 2019)[4] | |
• Total | 28,991 |
• Density | 497/km2 (1,290/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 5258, 5270–5275, 5290–5294 |
Area code | 073 |
Website | sint-michielsgestel |
Smaller townships, also part of Sint-Michielsgestel, are: Besselaar, Doornhoek, Haanwijk, Hal, Halder, De Bus, De Hogert, De Loofaart, Heikantse Hoeve, Hersend, Hezelaar, Hoek, Kerkeind, Laar, Maaskantje, Middelrode [nl], Nijvelaar, Plein, Poeldonk [nl], Ruimel, Tielse Hoeve, Wielsche Hoeven, Wamberg [nl] and Woud.
The municipality consists of a number of villages and rural areas just south and south east of 's-Hertogenbosch. Most inhabitants are commuters preferring to live in these quite villages, while working elsewhere. There is little industrial activity in the villages, but the agricultural sector is certainly important.
Sint-Michielsgestel and Gemonde are in the drainage basin of the river Dommel. Den Dungen, Berlicum and Middelrode are in that of the Aa (Meuse) and the Zuid-Willemsvaart. It makes that there are very few roads connecting these two groups of settlements.
The current municipality Sint-Michielsgestel was created in 1996. That year the municipalities of Sint-Michielsgestel, Den Dungen (est. 1810) and Berlicum (est. 1238) were merged. The entire village of Gemonde, which had previously been part of Boxtel, Sint-Michielsgestel, Sint-Oedenrode and Schijndel, was added to the new municipality.
The municipal council of Sint-Michielsgestel consists of 21 seats, which are divided as follows after the municipal elections of March 16 2012:[5]
At the moment, the municipal board (college van burgemeester en wethouders) is formed by the Local Political Alliance, CDA and GroenLinks/PvdA.
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List of cities, towns and villages in North Brabant |
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