Schijndel
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Schijndel is a municipality
in the southern Netherlands
, in the province of North Brabant. Schijndel is located approximately fourteen kilometers southeast of 's-Hertogenbosch. Schijndel was founded on the 6th of December in the year 1309. Also see page :nl:Schijndel
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The population of the town Schijndel in 2005 was 23,005. This figure has remained virtually unchanged since the 1990s. Although officially marked as a village the town has a population that is large enough to be considered a city, but since city charters
are no longer being given to municipalities in Holland Schijndel remains a village.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the southern Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, in the province of North Brabant. Schijndel is located approximately fourteen kilometers southeast of 's-Hertogenbosch. Schijndel was founded on the 6th of December in the year 1309. Also see page :nl:Schijndel
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Born
- Gérard Buzen, Belgian general\minister of defense
- André Gevers, cyclist
- Winy MaasWiny MaasWiny Maas is a Dutch architect, landscape architect, professor and urbanist. In 1991 together with Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries he set up MVRDV...
, architect - Wiljan VloetWiljan VloetWiljan Vloet is a Dutch football manager, who is the current technical director of Sparta Rotterdam.-Career:...
, football manager - Carli HermèsCarli HermèsCarli Hermés , is a Dutch photographer and director.Carli Hermès studied photography at the Royal Academy of Art and The Arts Institute at Bournemouth in England. He became international known with his commercial photographs for brands like Martini, Swatch, Levi's, Mexx, Nike, WE, Philips, Sony,...
, photographer and director - Jack de GierJack de GierJack de Gier is a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who made his professional debut in the 1988/89 season for BVV Den Bosch....
, football player - Sissy van AlebeekSissy van AlebeekSissy van Alebeek is a professional female cyclist from the Netherlands, who won the Dutch title in 2001 and therefore was named Rotterdam Sportswoman of the Year at the end of the year.-References:...
, cyclist - Ronald Mutsaars, cyclist
- Manon van den Boogaard, football player
Population centres
- Schijndel
- Wijbosch
The population of the town Schijndel in 2005 was 23,005. This figure has remained virtually unchanged since the 1990s. Although officially marked as a village the town has a population that is large enough to be considered a city, but since city charters
Municipal charter
A city charter or town charter is a legal document establishing a municipality such as a city or town. The concept developed in Europe during the middle ages....
are no longer being given to municipalities in Holland Schijndel remains a village.
- TVSchijndel (nieuws-beeldverslagen-politiek-sport-Historisch beeldarchief-Abzeurt
- Official website
- http://www.brabantsdagblad.nl/multimedia/archive/01132/Bijlage-Schijndel_1132522a.pdf