Ossendrecht
Village in North Brabant, Netherlands
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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.
Ossendrecht | |
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Village | |
St Gertudis Church | |
  Ossendrecht Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands  Ossendrecht Ossendrecht (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°23′38″N 4°19′40″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Woensdrecht |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.76 km2 (10.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 4,805 |
| • Density | 173.1/km2 (448.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 4641[1] |
| Dialing code | 0164 |
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
- Pauline Musters, recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the shortest woman ever recorded, was born here on 26 February 1876.[7]
Gallery
Town hall
Nature area Volksabdij
Village street
Hotel in Ossendrecht
