Bosch
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Hamlet
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  Bosch Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands Show map of North Brabant Bosch Bosch (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 51°16′12″N 5°35′30″E / 51.27000°N 5.59167°E / 51.27000; 5.59167 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Cranendonck |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.95 km2 (0.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Population
(2021)[1]
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| • Total | 420 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code |
6021[1]
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| Dialing code | 0495 |
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]
combined with Meemortel and Heikant
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