Oudenbosch
Oudenbosch | |
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![]() Chapel Saint Louis | |
![]() ![]() Oudenbosch | |
Coordinates: 51°35′21″N 4°31′26″E / 51.58917°N 4.52389°ECoordinates: 51°35′21″N 4°31′26″E / 51.58917°N 4.52389°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Municipality | Halderberge |
Area | |
• Total | 22.43 km2 (8.66 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | 12,810 |
Oudenbosch (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʌu̯də(m)ˈbɔs]) is a village in the municipality of Halderberge in the west of the Dutch province of North Brabant. Oudenbosch is well known for its 'Basiliek', a Catholic church that is a smaller copy of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
Oudenbosch railway station is on the Dordrecht–Roosendaal line (completed in 1854).
Oudenbosch was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became part of the new municipality of Halderberge.[1]
Transportation[]
- Railway station: Oudenbosch
Gallery[]
Notable people (born in Oudenbosch)[]
- Cornelis Andries Backer (1874–1963), botanist
- Jac. van Ginneken (1877–1945), linguist and Jesuit
- Marinus Jan Granpré Molière (1883–1972), architect
References[]
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
External links[]
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Oudenbosch". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
- History of Oudenbosch and other villages in the municipality Halderberge[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- Populated places in North Brabant
- Former municipalities of North Brabant
- Halderberge
- North Brabant geography stubs