Bosch is a hamlet in the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of North Brabant

North Brabant

North Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :...

. It is located in the municipality of Cranendonck

Cranendonck

- Population centres :Budel, Budel-Dorplein, Budel-Schoot, Gastel, Maarheeze, Soerendonk.-External links:*...

, about 1.5 km east of Budel

Budel

Budel is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Cranendonck, 25 km outside Eindhoven. Kempen Airport is located near Budel.Budel used to be a separate municipality...

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Together with the hamlets of Meemortel and Heikant

Heikant (Cranendonck)

Heikant is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Cranendonck, about 1.5 km southeast of Budel.Together with the hamlets of Meemortel and Bosch to the north, Heikant has a population of about 450....

to the south, Bosch has a population of about 450.

According to the 19th century historian A.J. van der Aa, 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 heathlands.

External links

• Map of Budel in 1868, showing the hamlet Bosch