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Oss

North Brabanttown

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Oss

Total population

57,665

Air quality index

118Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Elevation7 m
Land area175.05 km²
Coordinates51.77°, 5.53°

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City facts

Elevation
7 m
Area
175.05 km²
Time zone
UTC+01:00
head of government
Wobine Buijs-Glaudemans
Official website
www.oss.nl

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Oss is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant, situated between Nijmegen and 's-Hertogenbosch.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
51.7696
Longitude
5.5254
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
118
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
11.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
16.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
136
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.4

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,202,257
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    29,545
  • Common Chiffchaff
    Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    24,908
  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    24,443
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    24,062
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    23,784
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    23,114
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    23,110
  • Eurasian Coot
    Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    21,986

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
170
Largest magnitude
4.2
Largest event
2011-09-08

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Brabant

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.03
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,104

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
2,223
Avg daily Wikipedia views
74
Attention level
Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Official Identifiers

CBS — Statistics Netherlands

CBS code
0828
Population (Wikidata)
92,526
Wikidata
Q9859

Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • CBS — Statistics Netherlands, municipality code via Wikidata P382
  • CBS — Statistics Netherlands — Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382