Oirschot
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Former city hall of Oirschot
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Location in North Brabant
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| Coordinates: 51°30′N 5°18′E / 51.500°N 5.300°E / 51.500; 5.300 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Judith Keijzers-Verschelling (CDA) |
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| • Total | 102.84 km2 (39.71 sq mi) |
| • Land | 101.78 km2 (39.30 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population
(January 2021)[4]
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| • Total | 18,842 |
| • Density | 185/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Oirschottenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode |
5090–5091, 5688–5689
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| Area code | 013, 0499 |
| Website | www |
Oirschot (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈoːrsxɔt] ⓘ; Orskot in the local dialect) is a municipality and town in the province of North Brabant (Noord-Brabant) in the southern Netherlands. It is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Eindhoven and 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Tilburg. The municipality had a population of 18,842 in 2021.
There are more than 300 monuments in the municipality Oirschot.
Some of the historic buildings in the town of Oirschot are:
Monuments outside the town include:
Among the festivals held in Oirschot every year are:
The municipal elections in March 2022 resulted in the following make-up of the City Council (17 seats in total):[5]
The mayor of the municipality is Judith Keijzers-Verschelling, a member of the CDA political party.
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