Sint-Michielsgestel (municipality)
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Sint-Michielsgestel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɪnt miˌxilsˈxɛstəl] (
listen)) is a municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands. It is named for the village of Sint-Michielsgestel located within its boundaries.
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Population centres
Smaller townships, also part of Sint-Michielsgestel, are: Besselaar, Doornhoek, Haanwijk, Hal, Halder, De Bus, De Hogert, De Loofaart, Heikantse Hoeve, Hersend, Hezelaar, Hoek, Kerkeind, Laar, Maaskantje, Middelrode, Nijvelaar, Plein, Poeldonk, Ruimel, Tielse Hoeve, Wielsche Hoeven, Wamberg and Woud.
Contemporary Sint-Michielsgestel
The municipality consists of a number of villages and rural areas just south and south east of 's-Hertogenbosch. Most inhabitants are commuters preferring to live in these quite villages, while working elsewhere. There is little industrial activity in the villages, but the agricultural sector is certainly important.
Sint-Michielsgestel and Gemonde are in the drainage basin of the river Dommel. Den Dungen, Berlicum and Middelrode are in that of the Aa (Meuse) and the Zuid-Willemsvaart. It makes that there are very few roads connecting these two groups of settlements.
History
The current municipality Sint-Michielsgestel was created in 1996. That year the municipalities of Sint-Michielsgestel, Den Dungen (est. 1810) and Berlicum (est. 1238) were merged. The entire village of Gemonde, which had previously been part of Boxtel, Sint-Michielsgestel, Sint-Oedenrode and Schijndel, was added to the new municipality.
Local government
The municipal council of Sint-Michielsgestel consists of 21 seats, which are divided as follows after the municipal elections of March 16 2012:[5]
- Local Political Alliance (Plaatselijke Politieke Alliantie) - 7 seats
- CDA - 4 seats
- Dorpsgoed - 3 seats
- GroenLinks/PvdA - 2 seats
- De Gestelse Coalitie - 2 seats
- VVD - 2 seats
- D66 - 1 seat
At the moment, the municipal board (college van burgemeester en wethouders) is formed by the Local Political Alliance, CDA and GroenLinks/PvdA.
Notable people
- Gerrit Braks (1933–2017) a Dutch politician and agronomist
- Cas Wouters (born 1943) a Dutch sociologist who embraces figurational sociology
- Anneke van Giersbergen (born 1973) a Dutch singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist; [6] formerly of The Gathering
Sport
- Jan van Grinsven (born 1960 in Den Dungen) a former football goalkeeper with 484 club caps
- Ronald Jansen (born 1963) a former field hockey goalkeeper, gold medallist in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics
- Kees Akerboom Jr. (born 1983) a retired Dutch basketball player
- Tom van Weert (born 1990) a footballer with 230 club caps, currently playing at Volos, Greece
Gallery
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Sint-Michielsgestel, de Toren RM33633 IMG 8638 2021-03-29 14.06.jpg
Sint-Michielsgestel, the Tower
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Sint-Michielsgestel, de Genenberg RM33626 IMG 8629 2021-03-29 13.49.jpg
Sint-Michielsgestel, windmill: the Genenberg
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The Dommel near Sint Michielsgestel
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Dommel-bij-Gemonde.JPG
Dommel near Gemonde
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Berlicum, kerk foto3 2010-04-10 16.05.JPG
Berlicum, church
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Berlicum, moderne kunst op verkeersplein foto3 2010-04-10 16.12.JPG
Berlicum, modern art on the street
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Den Dungen, kerk foto5 2010-04-10 16.31.JPG
Den Dungen, church
References
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