Editing Sint-Michielsgestel (municipality)

{{Infobox settlement
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| name                    = Sint-Michielsgestel
| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
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| image_caption           = Town hall of Sint-Michielsgestel
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| map_alt                 = Highlighted position of Sint-Michielsgestel in a municipal map of North Brabant
| map_caption             = Location in North Brabant
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| coordinates_footnotes   = 
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[North Brabant]]
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web
 |url         = https://www.sint-michielsgestel.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/bw/samenstelling/
 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140606214654/https://www.sint-michielsgestel.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/bw/samenstelling/
 |url-status    = dead
 |archive-date = 6 June 2014
 |title       = Samenstelling College van B en W
 |trans-title = Members board of mayor and aldermen
 |language    = nl
 |publisher   = Gemeente Sint-Michielsgestel
 |access-date  = 3 June 2014
}}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = [[The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]]
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Han Looijen]]
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| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|Sint-Michielsgestel}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Sint-Michielsgestel}}
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| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 5258, 5270–5275, 5290–5294
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 073
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://sint-michielsgestel.nl}}
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[[File:Gem-Sint-Michielsgestel-OpenTopo.jpg|265px|thumb|''Dutch Topographic map of Sint-Michielsgestel, June 2015'']]

'''Sint-Michielsgestel''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈsɪnt miˌxilsˈxɛstəl|-|222 Sint-Michielsgestel.ogg}}) is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] in the southern part of the [[Netherlands]]. It is named for the village of [[Sint-Michielsgestel]] located within its boundaries.

== Population centres ==
* [[Berlicum]]
* [[Den Dungen]]
* {{ill|Gemonde|nl}}
* [[Sint-Michielsgestel]]
Smaller townships, also part of Sint-Michielsgestel, are:
Besselaar, Doornhoek, [[Haanwijk]], Hal, [[Halder, Netherlands|Halder]], De Bus, De Hogert, De Loofaart, Heikantse Hoeve, Hersend, Hezelaar, Hoek, Kerkeind, [[Laar,_Sint-Michielsgestel|Laar]], [[Maaskantje]], {{ill|Middelrode|nl}}, Nijvelaar, Plein, {{ill|Poeldonk|nl}}, Ruimel, Tielse Hoeve, Wielsche Hoeven, {{ill|Wamberg (Netherlands)|lt=Wamberg|nl|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:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://allecijfers.nl/verkiezingsuitslagen/sint-michielsgestel/|title = Alle verkiezingsuitslagen voor Sint Michielsgestel (2011-2021) (Update 2021!)|date = 4 December 2021}}</ref>

* Local Political Alliance (Plaatselijke Politieke Alliantie) - 7 seats
* [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]] - 4 seats
* Dorpsgoed - 3 seats
* [[GroenLinks]]/[[PvdA (NL)|PvdA]] - 2 seats
* De Gestelse Coalitie - 2 seats
* [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]] - 2 seats
* [[Democrats 66|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==
[[File:Opdracht Financieel Dagblad , minister Braks , close - NL-HaNA Anefo 933-1690 WM540 (cropped).jpg|140px|thumb|Gerrit Braks, 1984]]
* [[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; <ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3291121/  IMDb Database] retrieved 30 March 2020 </ref> formerly of [[The Gathering (band)|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 Summer Olympics|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 New Football Club|Volos]], Greece

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths="160"> 
File:Sint-Michielsgestel, de Toren RM33633 IMG 8638 2021-03-29 14.06.jpg|Sint-Michielsgestel, the Tower
File:Sint-Michielsgestel, de Genenberg RM33626 IMG 8629 2021-03-29 13.49.jpg|Sint-Michielsgestel, windmill: the Genenberg
Image:Sint Michielsgestel, de Dommel 2010-04-10 17.07.JPG|The Dommel near Sint Michielsgestel 
File:Dommel-bij-Gemonde.JPG|Dommel near Gemonde
Image:Berlicum, kerk foto3 2010-04-10 16.05.JPG|Berlicum, church
File:Berlicum, moderne kunst op verkeersplein foto3 2010-04-10 16.12.JPG|Berlicum, modern art on the street
Image:Den Dungen, kerk foto5 2010-04-10 16.31.JPG|Den Dungen, church
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
* {{Official website|http://www.sint-michielsgestel.nl/}}

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Sint-Michielsgestel
 | North     = [['s-Hertogenbosch]]
 | Northeast = [[Bernheze]]
 | East      = [[Meierijstad]]
 | South     = [[Boxtel]]
 | West      = [[Vught]]
}}
{{Dutch municipality Sint-Michielsgestel}}
{{North Brabant Province}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Sint-Michielsgestel| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of North Brabant]]
[[Category:Populated places in North Brabant]]