Oirschot | |
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Former city hall of Oirschot | |
![]() Location in North Brabant | |
Coordinates: 51°30′N 5°18′E / 51.500°N 5.300°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Judith Keijzers-Verschelling (CDA) |
Area | |
• Total | 102.84 km2 (39.71 sq mi) |
• Land | 101.78 km2 (39.30 sq mi) |
• Water | 1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi) |
Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 18,842 |
• Density | 185/km2 (480/sq mi) |
Demonym | Oirschottenaar |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 5090–5091, 5688–5689 |
Area code | 013, 0499 |
Website | www |
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.