Schaijk

Town in North Brabant, Netherlands
51°44′41″N 5°37′51″E / 51.74472°N 5.63083°E / 51.74472; 5.63083CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth BrabantMunicipalityMaashorstArea • Total30.56 km2 (11.80 sq mi)Elevation11 m (36 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total7,315 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
5374[1]
Dialing code0486

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

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

  • Former town hall
    Former town hall
  • School
    School
  • Shop in Schaijk
    Shop in Schaijk
  • Heath near Schaijk
    Heath near Schaijk

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 5374AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Schaijk (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  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.
  6. ^ a b "Schaijk". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  7. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

External links

  • Media related to Schaijk at Wikimedia Commons
Authority control databases: Geographic Edit this at Wikidata
  • MusicBrainz area

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