Oisterwijk

Oisterwijk
	Oisterwijk
	; Flag
	; Flag
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
	Area (2006)
- Total	65.11 km2 (25.1 sq mi)
- Land	63.91 km2 (24.7 sq mi)
- Water	1.20 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
	Population (1 January 2007)
- Total	25,733
- Density	403/km2 (1,043.8/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search

Oisterwijk ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a city in the South of the Netherlands.

[edit] Population centres

Heukelom
Moergestel
Oisterwijk

[edit] Transportation

Railway station: Oisterwijk

[edit] The city of Oisterwijk

Oisterwijk received city rights in 1230. Part of the municipality of Oisterwijk includes the 'Oisterwijkse bossen en vennen' (Oisterwijk forest's and little lakes) and the 'Kampina'. Both are nature reserves of outstanding natural beauty. The reserves are owned and kept by the 'Vereniging Natuurmonumenten' (Nature Monuments).