Schaijk

Schaijk
Schaijk
Town
	Church of H. Antonius Abt in Schaijk
	Schaijk Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands Schaijk Schaijk (Netherlands)
	Coordinates: 51°44′41″N 5°37′51″E / 51.74472°N 5.63083°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Maashorst
Area
• Total	30.56 km2 (11.80 sq mi)
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	7,315
• Density	240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5374
Dialing code	0486

Schaijk is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the former municipality of Landerd, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of Oss.

History[edit]

Schaijk developed in the Middle Ages on the border of the sand and clay land.^[3] It was part of the Land van Ravenstein [nl] which became a Catholic enclave of Palatinate-Neuburg within the Dutch Republic in 1631.^[4] The Land van Ravenstein was conquered by France in 1794, and sold to the Batavian Republic (the predecessor of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) in 1800.^[5]

The St Antonius Abt Church was built between 1894 and 1895 to replace the medieval church. Between 1901 and 1902, a new wall was built around the 15th century tower and the tower and enlarged.^[3]

Schaijk was home to 536 people in 1840.^[6] Schaijk was a separate municipality until 1994, when it merged with Zeeland to form the new municipality of Landerd.^[7] Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Maashorst.^[6]

Schaijk is known for its carnival, called "moeslands carnaval". During carnival, The name changes from Schaijk to Moesland, which loosely translates into "Kale-land".

Gallery[edit]

Former town hall
School
Shop in Schaijk
Heath near Schaijk

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 5374AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Schaijk (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
^ L.J. Rogier (1947). Geschiedenis van het katholicisme in Noord-Nederland in de 16e en de 17e eeuw (in Dutch). Amsterdam: Urbi et orbi. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ "Geschiedenis". Vesting Ravenstein (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Schaijk". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

External links[edit]

Media related to Schaijk at Wikimedia Commons

51°45′N 5°38′E / 51.750°N 5.633°E / 51.750; 5.633

[stat-1] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[AHN-2] "Postcodetool for 5374AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[monument-3] Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Schaijk (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

[cat-4] L.J. Rogier (1947). Geschiedenis van het katholicisme in Noord-Nederland in de 16e en de 17e eeuw (in Dutch). Amsterdam: Urbi et orbi. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[5] "Geschiedenis". Vesting Ravenstein (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[plaats-6] "Schaijk". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2022.

[7] Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

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v t e Populated places in the municipality of Maashorst
Towns	Uden
Villages	Odiliapeel Reek Schaijk Volkel Zeeland
Hamlets	Heikant Oventje Rakt
List of cities, towns and villages in North Brabant