Schijndel

Geschiedenis

Schijndel is a town and former municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. Schijndel is located approximately 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.Population centresSchijndelWijbosch The municipality had a population of in. This figure has remained virtually unchanged since the 1990s.TopographyDutch Topographic map of the municipality of Schijndel, June 2015Notable residentsGérard Buzen, Belgian general\minister of defenseAndré Gevers, cyclistWiny Maas, architectWiljan Vloet, football managerRai Vloet, football player and son of Wiljan VloetCarli Hermès, photographer and directorJack de Gier, football playerHein Van de Geyn, jazz bassistSissy van Alebeek, cyclistRonald Mutsaars, cyclistManon van den Boogaard, football player