Schijndel

Schijndel
Schijndel
	Town and former municipality
	Former monastery in Schijndel
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in North Brabant
	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)
• Land	41.54 km2 (16.04 sq mi)
• Water	0.12 km2 (0.05 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	10 m (30 ft)
Population (January 2019)[3]
• Total	data missing
• Uden-Veghel	175,119
Demonym(s)	Schijndelaar
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	5480–5483
Area code	073

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. 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.[4]

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

References

"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
"Postcodetool for 5482NG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
CBS. "In twintig jaar bijna 240 gemeenten minder". www.cbs.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 December 2016.

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[1] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

[AHN-2] "Postcodetool for 5482NG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 June 2014.

[3] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

[4] CBS. "In twintig jaar bijna 240 gemeenten minder". www.cbs.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 December 2016.