Oudenbosch




Place in North Brabant, Netherlands


























Oudenbosch

Basilica of the Saints Agatha and Barbara

Basilica of the Saints Agatha and Barbara

Coordinates: 51°35′21″N 4°31′26″E / 51.58917°N 4.52389°E / 51.58917; 4.52389Coordinates: 51°35′21″N 4°31′26″E / 51.58917°N 4.52389°E / 51.58917; 4.52389
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Municipality Halderberge
Area

 • Total 22.43 km2 (8.66 sq mi)
Population
(2007)

12,810




Basilica of the Saints Agatha and Barbara


Oudenbosch (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʌu̯də(m)ˈbɔs]) is a village in the municipality Halderberge in the west of the Dutch province 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]




Contents






  • 1 Transportation


  • 2 Notable people (born in Oudenbosch)


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Transportation



  • Railway station: Oudenbosch


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





  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten" (KNAW) (in English)




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










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