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's-Hertogenbosch | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Area - Land - Water | 91.27 kmē 85.01 kmē 6.26 kmē |
| Population 2004 - Density | 133,628 1572/kmē |
's-Hertogenbosch (literally "Duke's Woods"; French Bois-le-Duc), unofficially also called Den Bosch, is a municipality in the Netherlands, the capital of the province of North Brabant. It is located in the south of the Netherlands, some 80 km south of Amsterdam.
Bokhoven, Empel, Engelen, 's-Hertogenbosch, Hintham, Kruisstraat, Meerwijk, Orthen, Rosmalen.
The city owes its official name to des hertogen bosch - the duke's woods. The duke in question was Henry I, Duke of Brabant. At age 26, he granted 's-Hertogenbosch city rights and the corresponding trade privileges in 1185. His reason for doing so was to protect his own interest against Gelre and Holland.
Until 1520, the city flourished, after that it came under Spanish rule for 50 years, while it was besieged several times by Prince Maurice of Orange, who wanted to put 's-Hertogenbosch under rule of the United Provinces. The town was finally conquered by Frederik Hendrik of Orange in 1629Events March 4 Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter. June 4: The VOC ship Batavia runs aground west of Australia. March 10 Charles I of England dissolves Parliament starting the Eleven Years Tyranny in which there was no parliament. End of, cutting the town off from the rest of the duchy. In 1794Events February 11 1st session of US Senate open to the public. March 14 Eli Whitney is granted a patent for the cotton gin. March 27 The United States Government established a permanent United States Navy and authorized the building of six vessels (in 17, FrenchThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. troops under the command of Charles PichegruCharles Pichegru ( February 16, 1761 April 15, 1804), French general, was born at Arbois, or, according to Charles Nodier, at Les Planches, near Lons-le-Saulnier. His father was a labourer, but the friars of Arbois gave the boy a good education, and one o took the city; it was liberated by the PrussiaThe word Prussia ( German: Preussen (Preussen Polish: Prusy Lithuanian: Prusai Latin: Borussia has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of Russians in 1814Events January 14 Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden January 29 French army of Emperor Napoleon I wins the Battle of Brienne January 31 Gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Director of Argentina. February Congress of Chatillon see George Hamilton Gordo. The next year, when the United Kingdom of the NetherlandsUnited Kingdom of the Netherlands ( 1815 1830) ( 1839) ( Dutch: Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden French: Royaume-Uni des Pays-Bas . The name used to refer to a new unified European state created during the Congress of Vienna in 1815. This state, also o was established, it became the capital of North Brabant.
Den Bosch has a canal network throughout the old city called the Binnendieze , however it is generally hidden under buildings and roads. Although the canals fell into disrepair and were used as sewers, many have been renovated and it is possible to take a guided boat trip around them.
The painter Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450 - 1516) probably remains the best known citizen of 's-Hertogenbosch.