Schijndel
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Town and former municipality
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Former monastery in Schijndel
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Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands Show map of North BrabantSchijndel (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands | |
Coordinates: 51°37′N 5°26′E / 51.617°N 5.433°E / 51.617; 5.433 | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Municipality | Meierijstad |
Merged | 2017 |
Area | |
• Total | 41.66 km2 (16.09 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population
(2021)[1]
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• 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
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Area code | 073 |
Schijndel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxɛindəl] ⓘ) 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]
The municipality had a population of 23,705 in 2021. This figure has remained virtually unchanged since the 1990s.
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Schijndel, June 2015
In the 2010 film New Kids Turbo, the city is hit by a huge bomb that was originally intended to destroy neighboring Maaskantje. Finally, in the sequel New Kids Nitro, a bitter fight rages between a group of young men and a woman from Schijndel and a group of young men from Maaskantje. This also brought Schijndel to the attention of New Kids fans, who had previously almost exclusively traveled to Maaskantje to visit locations from the series and the films.
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