Oudenbosch

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Oudenbosch

Total population

12,479

Land area22.43 km²

Coordinates51.59°, 4.53°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Oudenbosch is a town in the municipality of Halderberge in the west of the Dutch province of North Brabant. Oudenbosch is well known for its 'Basiliek', a Catholic church that is a smaller copy of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Jean Defraigne

Belgian politician (1929–2016)

Fons Rademakers

Dutch filmmaker, actor and producer (1920-2007)

Thijs Roks

Dutch cyclist (1930-2007)

Marinus Valentijn

Dutch racing cyclist (1900–1991)

Antoine Mazairac

Dutch racing cyclist (1901-1966)

George Knobel

Dutch football manager (1922–2012)

Frans Bauer

Dutch singer

A

Aziz Jahjah

Moroccan martial artist

I

Ingrid van Lubek

triathlete

Wout Wagtmans

Dutch racing cyclist (1929–1994)

Fred de Graaf

Dutch former politician

Harmen Fraanje

jazz musician

Harry Broos

Dutch sprinter (1898-1954)

Harry Lockefeer

Dutch journalist (1938–2007)

Harry Notenboom

Dutch economist and politician (1926–2023)

J

Jack van Poll

Dutch jazz musician, music arranger and composer

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

Nearby places in North Brabant

• Noordhoek
  3.7 mi away · pop. 1,030
• Stampersgat
  4 mi away · pop. 1,189
• Rucphen
  4.1 mi away · pop. 4,625
• Sprundel
  4.6 mi away · pop. 5,120
• Etten-Leur
  4.8 mi away · pop. 43,027
• Roosendaal
  4.9 mi away · pop. 67,390
• Oudemolen
  5 mi away · pop. 205
• Schijf
  6.5 mi away · pop. 1,580
• Heijningen
  6.9 mi away · pop. 960
• Langeweg
  7.2 mi away · pop. 870
• Helwijk
  7.3 mi away · pop. 860
• Dinteloord
  7.5 mi away · pop. 5,534

Browse all places in North Brabant →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Spectacular Rustgill

Gymnopilus junonius

Seen 2026-10-01

Variable Cockroach

Planuncus tingitanus

Seen 2026-10-01

Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider

Zoropsis spinimana

Seen 2026-09-28

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-09-27

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-26

Clouded Yellow

Colias crocea

Seen 2026-09-26

Nephrotoma flavipalpis

Nephrotoma flavipalpis

Seen 2026-09-26

False Black Widow

Steatoda grossa

Seen 2026-09-25

Field Elm

Ulmus minor

Seen 2026-09-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers