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Bosch, Netherlands

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This article is about the hamlet in the Netherlands. For other uses, see Bosch (disambiguation). For the city, see 's-Hertogenbosch.
Bosch
Hamlet
Bosch is located in North Brabant
Bosch
Bosch
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Bosch is located in Netherlands
Bosch
Bosch
Bosch (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°16′12″N 5°35′30″E / 51.27000°N 5.59167°E / 51.27000; 5.59167
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityCranendonck
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.95 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
33 m (108 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
420
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6021[1]
Dialing code0495

Bosch is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Cranendonck,[3] about 1.5 km east of Budel.[4]

Together with the hamlets of Meemortel [nl] and Heikant to the south, Bosch has a population of about 420.[1]

It was first mentioned in 1307 as Henricus de Silua, and means "forest".[5] According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa,[6] Bosch consisted of 23 houses and had a population of 150 to 160 people in the middle of the 19th century. It was built on a dyke in heath lands. Bosch has no place name signs, and consists of about 100 houses.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022. combined with Meemortel and Heikant
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6021AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ^ VUGA's Alfabetische Plaatsnamengids van Nederland (13th edition), VUGA, 1997.
  4. ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  5. ^ "Bosch - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  6. ^ Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 2 (B), 1840.
  7. ^ "Bosch". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.


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