Oudenbosch

Oudenbosch () is a town 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.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Oudenbosch
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: Kapel Saint Louis Oudenbosch Instituut Saint-Louis Broeders van Oudenbosch Aloysius Gonzaga 1866.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Chapel Saint Louis
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
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: 2.8
Settlement.area_total_km2: 22.44
Settlement.population_total: 13,380
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Oudenbosch
Demonym: Oudenbosschenaar
Population: 12780
Area: 22.43
Image: Oudenboschbasiliek.jpg

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Commons category: Oudenbosch
postal code: 4731

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== History == The village was first mentioned in 1275 as "silvam que vocatur Barlebosche", and means "old forest". The forest was cultivated from 1275 onwards by the monks of the Cistercian abbey of St Bernard near Antwerp. The word Ouden (old) was added to the name to distinguish from Nieuwenbosch, a village which was lost in the St. Elizabeth's flood of 1421. Oudenbosch was located at an intersection of land and waterways which stimulated its development.