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Sint-Michielsgestel (municipality)

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Dutch Topographic map of Sint-Michielsgestel, June 2015

Sint-Michielsgestel (Template:IPA) is a municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands. It is named for the village of Sint-Michielsgestel located within its boundaries.

Population centres

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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, Template:Ill, Nijvelaar, Plein, Template:Ill, Ruimel, Tielse Hoeve, Wielsche Hoeven, Template:Ill and Woud.

Contemporary Sint-Michielsgestel

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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

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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

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The municipal council of Sint-Michielsgestel consists of 21 seats, which are divided as follows after the municipal elections of March 16 2012:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

  • 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

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File:Opdracht Financieel Dagblad , minister Braks , close - NL-HaNA Anefo 933-1690 WM540 (cropped).jpg
Gerrit Braks, 1984

Sport

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References

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