Oirschot


Oirschot is a municipality and town in the province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands. It is from Eindhoven and from Tilburg. The municipality had a population of in.

Population centres

Sights

There are more than 300 monuments in the municipality Oirschot.
Some of the historic buildings in the town of Oirschot are:
  • The Roman Catholic Church named Sint-Petrus’-Bandenkerk. This 15th and 16th century Gothic church is the biggest building in the town, and has a 73 meter tower
  • The old town hall built in 1513 in the town centre
  • Maria-church. A 12th-century Romanesque church in the town centre
  • Monastery Nazareth with a chapel in Neo-Romanesque style
  • Former Brewery De Kroon built in 1773
  • Hof van Solms, palace of Arnoldus Feij
  • The Big Chair the biggest chair of Europe
  • Huize Groenenberg, a house built in 1613
Monuments outside the town include:
  • Chapel of the Holy Oak, stone chapel dated 1854 built on the foundations of a stone chapel of 1606. The chapel of 1606 was demolished by order of the States General in 1649
  • The Old Tower of Oostelbeers, a church tower of the 14th century in a patch of forest surrounded by fields
  • The Old Church of Middelbeers – intact gothic rural church typical for the region
  • Maria Chapel of Westelbeers – chapel dating to 1637; it is unknown why this chapel was not demolished during the 1640s or 1650s like most other Catholic chapels in the region

    Events

Among the festivals held in Oirschot every year are:
  • Zinderend Oirschot
  • Countery & Western weekend

    Politics

City council

The municipal elections in March 2022 resulted in the following make-up of the City Council :
  • De Gewone Man : 5 seats
  • CDA: 4 seats
  • Dorpsvisie : 3 seats
  • Sociaal Progressief Oirschot : 2 seats
  • VVD: 2 seats
  • D66: 1 seats

    Mayor

The mayor of the municipality is Judith Keijzers-Verschelling, a member of the CDA political party.

Notable people