Schaijk

Schaijk is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Maashorst, about southeast of Oss. Schaijk used to be part of the former municipality of Landerd.

History

Schaijk developed in the Middle Ages on the border of the sand and clay land. It was part of the which became a Catholic enclave of Palatinate-Neuburg within the Dutch Republic in 1631. The Land van Ravenstein was conquered by France in 1794, and sold to the Batavian Republic in 1800.
The St Antonius Abt Church was built between 1894 and 1895 to replace the medieval church. Between 1901 and 1902, a new wall was built around the 15th-century tower and the tower was enlarged.
Schaijk was home to 536 people in 1840. Schaijk was a separate municipality until 1994, when it merged with Zeeland to form the new municipality of Landerd. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Maashorst.
Schaijk is known for its carnival, called "moeslands carnaval". During carnival, The name changes from Schaijk to Moesland, which loosely translates into "Kale-land".