Oirschot

Oirschot municipality

flag	coat of arms
province	North Brabant
mayor	Judith Keijzers ( CDA )
Seat of the municipality	Oirschot
Area  - land  - water	102.84  km 2 101.78 km 2 1.06 km 2
CBS code	0823
Residents	18,639 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density	181 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates	51 ° 30 ′  N , 5 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′  N , 5 ° 19 ′  E
Important traffic route
prefix	013, 0499
Postcodes	5091, 5688-5689
Website	oirschot.nl

Oirschot [ ˈoːɾsχɔt ] ( listen ^{? / I} ) is a place and a municipality in the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant .

The municipality of Oirschot is part of the “Plusregio” Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven (SRE). This is a local authority between the municipal and provincial levels. Oirschot belongs to the De Kempen area .

history

Oirschot and the surrounding area have a long history. The area around Oirschot was already settled in prehistory. Old graves from that time in the forests near Westelbeers and traces of settlements from the Stone Age in the same area and in the Oirschotse Heide remind of this . It is believed that the first previous building of the Marienkirche at Vrijthof in Oirschot dates from the 5th century AD. For this reason, the 1500th anniversary of the village was celebrated in 1980.

The first written documents about the history of the rule date from the beginning of the 14th century . The boundaries of the old municipality of Oirschot run roughly on the boundaries of the "gemeijnten". These were vacant lots that the Dukes of Brabant gradually sold to the residents of Oirschot (including the residents of Best) in the first half of the 14th century. This gave the residents the right to use these parcels together.

In 1334, the residents of Oostelbeers and Middelbeers received a fee from Duke Johann III. the right to use the "gemeijnt" Beers. This was the area between Oerle, Oirschot, Oisterwijk and Hilvarenbeek.

Apart from a few border corrections and the extension to include Westelbeers in 1803, the borders as they were then set remained unchanged.

In 1819 Best was separated from the municipality of Oirschot and has been a separate municipality ever since.

In 1997 the old municipalities of Oirschot and Oost-, West- and Middelbeers were merged to form the new municipality of Oirschot.

Place name

There are several possible explanations for the etymology of the name. The most likely seems to be that of Dr. To be Maurits Gijsseling. A schoot (in Middle Dutch scoet written and scot abridged) is a projecting higher ground piece of land in a marshy area. In the case of the name "Oirschot", the aurochs ( oor ) had its camp on it. According to this explanation, the name would be older than the settlement of the place.

Attractions

Oirschot: Church "Sint-Petrus' Gangs"

The municipality of Oirschot has many attractions. There are more than 300 national monuments ( Rijksmonument ) and municipal monuments as well as two protected village views. Oirschot has the highest concentration of monuments in the Netherlands.

Some of the sights:

• The Roman Catholic "Sint-Petrus' Banden" is a Gothic cross basilica from the 15th / 16th century . The 72 meter high blunt tower is a highlight of the Kempen Gothic.
• The old town hall, built in 1513 , is on Oirschot's market square.
• The evangelical Mariakerk (Marienkirche), also known as "Boterkerkje" (little butter church) because of its function as a butter scales, is a hall church from the 12th century in Romanesque style.
• The former Nazareth monastery with a chapel in neo-Romanesque style was built in 1910. The complex was designed by the Dutch architects Jos Cuypers (son of Pierre Cuypers ) and Jan Stuyt. It was the motherhouse of the Congregation of the Penitents of the Third Order of St. Francis , a branch of the religious family of the Franciscan Sisters , who were also called Franciscanessen van Oirschot after their place of origin .
• The former brewery "De Kroon" has existed since 1773.
• The "Hof van Solms" is the former palace of Arnoldus Feij.
• The Big Chair is the largest wooden chair in Europe, demonstrating the expertise of the Oirschot furniture industry.
• The "Huize Groenenberg" is a house from 1613.
• The "Kapel van de Heilige Eik" (Chapel of the Holy Oak) is a stone chapel from 1606 on the site of an older wooden chapel.

photos

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  Oirschot, the former town hall

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  Oirschot, mill: windmolen de Korenaar

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  Oirschot, Jumbo supermarket

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  Oirschot, sculpture in the street

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  Oostelbeers, tower: de Heilige Andreas en Antonius van Paduatoren

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  Spoordonk, church: de Bernadettekerk

politics

As in previous years, the CDA Christian Democrats were able to prevail in the last local election and win the election with a share of 24.16 percent of the vote. In the 2018–2022 legislative period they will form a coalition with the local parties De Gewone Man and Dorpsvisie .

Municipal council

Local election on March 21, 2018

Turnout: 60.32%

 %

30th

20th

10

0

24.16

21.01

16.65

15.07

14.52

8.59

n. k.

n. k.

CDA

DGW ^b

DV ^c

SPO ^d

VVD

D66

SP

PvdA

Gains and losses

compared to 2014

 % p

 16

 14th

 12

 10

   8th

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

  -8th

-10

-12

-14

-16

+1.53

+2.82

+2.96

+15.07

+1.29

-2.89

-14.02

-6.77

CDA

DGW ^b

DV ^c

SPO ^d

VVD

D66

SP

PvdA

Remarks:

^b De Gewone Man

^c Dorpsvisie

^d Sociaal Progressief Oirschot

The municipal council has been formed as follows since 1982:

Political party	Seats
	1982	1986	1990	1994	1996 a	1999	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018
CDA	6th	6th	8th	3	4th	4th	5	4th	4th	4th	4th
De Gewone Man	-	-	-	-	2	3	2	3	2	3	4th
Dorpsvisie	-	-	-	6th	4th	3	3	4th	4th	2	3
Sociaal Progressief Oirschot c	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
VVD	2	2	1	1	1	2	4th	2	3	2	2
Vrije Democratische Partij	-	-	-	-	1			-	-	-	-
D66	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	1
SP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-
PvdA	1	2	3	1	1	2	2	4th	2	1	-
Democratic Party '96 d e	4th	4th	3	1	2	2	1	-	-	-	-
Onafhankelijk Jong Oirschot	-	-	-	2	2	1	-	-	-	-	-
Praktief	-	-	-	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oirschotse Progressieven	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Het Redelijk Alternatief f	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
total	15th	15th	15th	15th	17th	17th	17th	17th	17th	17th	17th

Remarks

^a Due to the incorporation of Oost-, West- and Middelbeers on January 1, 1997, an unscheduled municipal election took place in 1996.

^bUp to and including 1999, the candidate Dorpsvisie as Lijst Van Brunschot .

^c Sociaal Progressief Oirschot is an amalgamation of the local GroenLinks , PvdA and SP groups.

^dThe Democratische Partij '96 went into the local CDA parliamentary group in the local elections in 2006.

^eThe Democratische Partij '96 participated up to and including 1994 as Democrats Oirschot Spoordonk '82 .

^fFor the local elections in 1986, the members of Het Redelijk Alternatief joined the D66 parliamentary group.

College van B&W

The coalition parties CDA, De Gewone Man and Dorpsvisie are present in the College van burgemeester en wethouders ( German  "College of Mayors and Aldermen" ), each with an alderman. The following people belong to the college:

function	Surname	Political party	annotation
Mayoress	Judith Keijzers	CDA	in office since October 2, 2017
Alderman	Piet Machielsen	CDA	first deputy mayor
	Jan Heijman	De Gewone Man	second deputy mayor
	Esther Langens-Brooimans	Dorpsvisie	third deputy mayoress
Community Secretary	Ad de Jong	-	in office since September 2018

nature

Oirschot has a total of 11 nature areas. This includes:

• Oirschotse Heide: southeast of the village of Oirschot, mostly used as a military training area.
• De Beerze: on the southern course of the Beerze river.
• Landgoed Baest: in the west of the municipality; Forests, agricultural areas and historical gardens on the northern course of the Beerze river.
• De Mortelen: between the places Oirschot, Liempde and Boxtel ; agricultural area with wooded areas
• Kuikeindse en Landschotse Heide: south of Middelbeers; Heath fields, forests and small lakes (Dutch: vennen).

Museums

• Karmelietessen monastery museum
• Museum De Vier Quartieren
• Franciscan Food Museum
• Museum Brigade en Garderegiment Prinses Irene
• Kruysenhuis Museum
• Museumke De Poffer
• Museumbrouwerij Oirschots beer

economy

Oirschot has always been a municipality with a strong agricultural character. That is why there are still many farms in the community. The furniture industry has also had a strong presence in Oirschot since the 19th century .

Some larger establishments employ dozens of workers. Thanks to its favorable location in the triangle of Eindhoven , Tilburg and 's-Hertogenbosch and the proximity of the A58 motorway, Oirschot is an attractive location for companies. The best known companies in Oirschot are Heras (fence systems) and De Meeuw.

Between Oirschot and Eindhoven there is one of the largest Dutch barracks, the Generaal Majoor de Ruyter van Steveninck Kazerne , as a large employer. Permanent cavalry troops are stationed in the barracks (Huzaren van Boreel; named after Willem François Boreel ) and until 2005 the 41st division of field artillery.

Other localities

Spoordonk, Oostelbeers, Middelbeers and Westelbeers.

literature

• Marit Monteiro: Vroomheid in veelvoud. Geschiedenis van de Franciscanessen van Oirschot, 1797–1997 . Uitgeverij Verloren, Hilversum 2000. ISBN 90-6550-096-0 .

Web links

Commons : Oirschot  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Oirschot in the Topographia Circuli Burgundici (Mathäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

• Website of the municipality (Dutch, English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Frank van den Heuvel: Judith Keijzers beëdigd as nieuwe burgemeester van Oirschot. In: ED . De Persgroep Nederland , October 2, 2017, accessed July 12, 2019 (Dutch). 
2. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
3. ↑ Marit Monteiro: Vroomheid in veelvoud. Geschiedenis van de Franciscanessen van Oirschot, 1797-1997 . Uitgeverij Verloren, Hilversum 2000, pp. 43–51.
4. ↑ ^{a b} Results of the local elections: 1982–2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on July 12, 2019 (Dutch)
5. ↑ Samenstelling . In: oirschot.nl . Gemeente Oirschot, accessed July 12, 2019 (Dutch)