Ossendrecht

Ossendrecht

Ossendrecht

Village in North Brabant, Netherlands

Ossendrecht is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Woensdrecht, about 12 km southeast of Bergen op Zoom.

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The village was first mentioned in 1187 as "Alardus de Ossendreht", and is a combination of ferry / waterway and ox.[3] Ossendrecht developed around a triangular village square.[4]

During the 19th century, Ossendrecht became a centre of cichorium cultivation and processing.[4] Ossendrecht was home to 214 people in 1840.[5] Ossendrecht was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became part of Woensdrecht.[6]

Notable people

  • Town hall
  • Nature area Volksabdij
  • Village street
  • Hotel in Ossendrecht

References

  1. [1]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 19 April 2022. three entries
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 4641BA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Ossendrecht - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  4. [4]
    Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Ossendrecht (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9945 6. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Ossendrecht". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  6. [6]
    Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  7. [7]
    "Shortest woman ever". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 19 April 2022.


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