Oirschot (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈoːrsxɔt]ⓘ; Orskot in the local dialect) is a municipality and town in the province of North Brabant (Noord-Brabant) in the southern Netherlands. It is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Eindhoven and 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Tilburg. The municipality had a population of 18,842 in 2021.
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 (Maria-kerk). A 12th-century Romanesque church in the town centre
Monastery Nazareth (Klooster Nazareth) with a chapel in Neo-Romanesque style (1910)
Former Brewery De Kroon (Brouwerij de Kroon) built in 1773
Hof van Solms, palace of Arnoldus Feij (or Arnold Fey)
The Big Chair (De Grote Stoel) the biggest chair of Europe
Huize Groenenberg, a house built in 1613
Monuments outside the town include:
Chapel of the Holy Oak (Kapel van de Heilige Eik), stone chapel dated 1854 built on the foundations of a stone chapel of 1606 (there was another stone chapel and a wooden chapel on the same location before the one of 1606). The chapel of 1606 was demolished by order of the States General in 1649 (Catholicism could not be practiced openly)
The Old Tower (Oude Toren) of Oostelbeers, a church tower of the 14th century in a patch of forest surrounded by fields
The Old Church of Middelbeers (Het Oude Kerkje – Oude Sint-Willibrorduskerk) – intact gothic rural church (15th century) typical for the region
Maria Chapel (Mariakapel) 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:
Oostelbeers, tower: de Heilige Andreas en Antonius van Paduatoren
Spoordonk, church: de Bernadettekerk
References
^"Samenstelling" [Members] (in Dutch). Gemeente Oirschot. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
^"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^"Postcodetool for 5688AK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
^"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^"Oirschot municipal election 2022". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
