265px|thumb|Dutch Topographic map of Sint-Michielsgestel, June 2015

Sint-Michielsgestel () 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

  • Berlicum
  • Den Dungen
  • Sint-Michielsgestel

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, , Nijvelaar, Plein, , Ruimel, Tielse Hoeve, Wielsche Hoeven, 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:

  • 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

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; 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

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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

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