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Schijndel

Schijndel
Town and former municipality
Former monastery in Schijndel
Former monastery in Schijndel
Flag of Schijndel
Flag
Coat of arms of Schijndel
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Schijndel in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°37′N 5°26′E / 51.617°N 5.433°E / 51.617; 5.433Coordinates: 51°37′N 5°26′E / 51.617°N 5.433°E / 51.617; 5.433
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Municipality Meierijstad
Merged 2017
Area
 • Total 41.66 km2 (16.09 sq mi)
 • Land 41.54 km2 (16.04 sq mi)
 • Water 0.12 km2 (0.05 sq mi)
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (May 2014)
 • Total 23,377
 • Density 563/km2 (1,460/sq mi)
 • Uden-Veghel 175,119
Demonym(s) Schijndelaar
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 5480–5483
Area code 073

Schijndel (About this sound pronunciation ) is a town and former municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. Schijndel is located approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) southeast of 's-Hertogenbosch. Schijndel was founded on the 6th of December in the year 1309. On 1 January 2017 Schijndel, together with Veghel and Sint-Oedenrode, merged into a new municipality called Meierijstad creating the largest municipality of the province North-Brabant in terms of land area.

The municipality had a population of 23,377 in 2014. This figure has remained virtually unchanged since the 1990s.

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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Schijndel, June 2015


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