Oisterwijk () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

and a city in the south of the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

Population centres

* Haaren * Heukelom * Moergestel *Oisterwijk

Topography

''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Oisterwijk, 2021''

Transportation

* Railway station: Oisterwijk

City

Oisterwijk received

city rights Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the traditio ...

in 1230. Part of the municipality of Oisterwijk includes the 'Oisterwijkse bossen en vennen' (Oisterwijk forests and fens) and the 'Kampina', two nature reserves. The reserves are owned and kept by the 'Vereniging Natuurmonumenten' (Nature Monuments Society).

Notable people

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* Nicolaus van Esch (1507 in Oisterwijk – 1578) a Dutch Roman Catholic theologian and mystical writerCatholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5 (1913), Nicolaus Van Esch
retrieved 08 November 2019 * Adriaan Poirters (1605 in Oisterwijk – 1674) a Dutch Jesuit poet and prose writer, active in the

Counter Reformation The Counter-Reformation (), also called the Catholic Reformation () or the Catholic Revival, was the period of Catholic resurgence that was initiated in response to the Protestant Reformation. It began with the Council of Trent (1545–1563) a ...

* Johan Antony Barrau (1873 in Oisterwijk – 1953) a Dutch mathematician and geometer *

Arnold Meijer Arnoldus Jozephus Meijer (5 May 1905 – 17 June 1965) was a Dutch fascist politician. Meijer was born in Haarlemmermeer. Brought up a devout Roman Catholic and educated in a number of seminaries he soon became influenced by Wouter Lutkie, ...

(1905 – 1965 in Oisterwijk) a Dutch fascist politician *

Annita van Iersel Anna Johanna Maria "Annita" van Iersel (born 5 October 1948), known as Annita Keating from 1975 to 1998, is a Dutch-born Australian artist and former wife of Paul Keating, former Prime Minister of Australia. Early life Born in Oisterwijk, ...

(born 1948 in Oisterwijk) former wife of

Paul Keating Paul John Keating (born 18 January 1944) is an Australian former politician and unionist who served as the 24th prime minister of Australia from 1991 to 1996, holding office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He previously serv ...

, former

Prime Minister of Australia The prime minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia. The prime minister heads the executive branch of the federal government of Australia and is also accountable to federal parliament under the princip ...

* Jan Schuurkes (born 1950 in Oisterwijk) a Dutch biologist and gastrointestinal researcher * Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (born 1963 in Ridderkerk) a Dutch politician, municipal councillor 1994 to 2006

Gallery

File:Oisterwijk, de Sint-Petrus'-Bandenkerk RM31362 IMG 8580 2021-03-29 11.15.jpg, Oisterwijk, church: Sint-Petrus'-Bandenkerk File:Oisterwijk, Netherlands - panoramio.jpg, Oisterwijk, Netherlands - panoramio File:Essche stroom (omgeving de Halder).jpg, Essche stroom File:Pomp Oisterwijk P1040918.JPG, Pomp Oisterwijk File:Gasthuisbrug over de Esschestroom in Esch.jpg, Gasthuisbrug over de Esschestroom in Esch File:Gevleugelde vrijheid - Oisterwijk-02.JPG, Gevleugelde vrijheid - Oisterwijk

References

External links

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Official website
Cities in the Netherlands Municipalities of North Brabant Populated places in North Brabant 1230 establishments in Europe {{NorthBrabant-geo-stub