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Bosschenhoofd
Sign in to saveBosschenhoofd is a village in the municipality of Halderberge in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands. The village is also known as Seppe, a name used by the nearby Seppe Airport. Seppe was derived from Jacobus Sep who ran an inn. Before the municipal reorganization of 1997, Bosschenhoofd belonged to the municipality of Hoeven.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bosschenhoofd
- Region
- Noord-Brabant
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 1,925
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bosschenhoofd
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- nl
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Retraitehuis Seppe P1070083.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Retirement home Seppe
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_alt
- Location of Bosschenhoofd on a map of North Brabant province
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location on a map of North Brabant province
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- North Brabant
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Halderberge
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 10
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 5.13
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Halderberge
- Area
- 512
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
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- Commons category
- Bosschenhoofd
- P8168
- Euchloron
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
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Bosschenhoofd is a village in the municipality of Halderberge in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands. The village is also known as Seppe, a name used by the nearby Seppe Airport. Seppe was derived from Jacobus Sep who ran an inn. Before the municipal reorganization of 1997, Bosschenhoofd belonged to the municipality of Hoeven.
== History == The village was first mentioned in 1740 as Bossenhooft, and means "destination (of the peat ships) of Oudenbosch". Bosschenhoofd started during the peat excavation of the area, and became the replacement harbour for Oudenbosch after 1621. The village developed as a linear settlement in the 19th century.
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