| Schaijk | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Brabant |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Maashorst |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 11 |
| Area Total Km2: | 30.56 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 7,315 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 5374 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0486 |
| Coordinates: | 51.7447°N 5.6308°W |
Schaijk is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the former municipality of Landerd, about southeast of Oss.
Schaijk developed in the Middle Ages on the border of the sand and clay land. It was part of the which became a Catholic enclave of Palatinate-Neuburg within the Dutch Republic in 1631.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
Schaijk was home to 536 people in 1840. Schaijk was a separate municipality until 1994, when it merged with Zeeland to form the new municipality of Landerd. 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".