Schijndel

Schijndel
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°37′N 5°27′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Area(2006)
• Total	41.65 km2 (16.08 sq mi)
• Land	41.54 km2 (16.04 sq mi)
• Water	0.12 km2 (0.05 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
• Total	22,911
• Density	552/km2 (1,430/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Schijndel ( pronunciation ) 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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Notable residents

Born

• Gérard Buzen, Belgian general\minister of defense
• André Gevers, cyclist
• Winy Maas, architect
• Wiljan Vloet, football manager
• Carli Hermès, photographer and director
• Jack de Gier, football player
• Sissy van Alebeek, 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 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