Oss
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Oss is a municipality
and a city
in the southern Netherlands
, in the province of Noord Brabant.
on 6 May 1069.
Oss was granted city rights
in 1399 by Hertogin Johanna van Brabant. Present-day Oss has several chemical
and pharmaceutical industries like Merck & Co.
(previously Schering-Plough
, Organon
and Diosynth
).
Oss is also host to the professional football
team FC Oss, and is the birthplace of former Manchester United and Real Madrid
star Ruud van Nistelrooy
, although he did not play for the local side, but for rivals FC Den Bosch.
The internationally renowned gothic metal
/alternative rock
band The Gathering
, formed in 1989, originally hails from Oss.
Today there is only one coffeeshop
left, called "The Jungle".
.
Megen used to be the 'capital' of the county Megen (including Haren, Macharen and Teeffelen) that was founded around 1145. City rights were obtained in 1357.
In 1810, the County Megen became a municipality to which Haren and Macharen also belonged. It became part of the municipality of Oss in 1994.
Currently, there are two monasteries in Megen. One is inhabited by the Clarissas (also called the Poor Clares), followers of St. Clare of Assisi
. The other is occupied by the Franciscan
s, followers of St. Francis of Assisi
. Of the two castles Megen used to have, only one tower remains.
Ravenstein received city rights
in 1380.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
and a city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
in the southern Netherlands
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...
, in the province of Noord Brabant.
Population centres
| Name | Population |
|---|---|
| Berghem Berghem Berghem is a town in the Dutch municipality of Oss. It is located about 4 km northeast of Oss itself.Until 1994, Berghem was a separate municipality.-External links: Map of the former municipality, around 1868.... |
6900 |
| Haren Haren (North Brabant) Haren , mun. Oss, is a town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. The former municipality covered an area of 42.68 km² .... |
785 |
| Macharen Macharen Macharen is a small town in the southern part of the Netherlands, in the province North Brabant. It is part of the Oss municipality. The number of inhabitants is approximately 800.... |
722 |
| Megen Megen Megen or Meghem is a small city in the southern part of the Netherlands, in the province North Brabant, close to the river Maas. It is part of the Oss municipality. The number of inhabitants is approximately 1700.... |
1686 |
| Oss Oss Oss is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands, in the province of Noord Brabant.- Population centres :-Transportation:* Railway stations: Oss, Oss West, Ravenstein- The city of Oss :... |
57 980 |
| Ravenstein Ravenstein, Netherlands Ravenstein is a city and a former municipality in the South of the Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. The former municipality covered an area of 42.68 km²... |
3724 |
| Lith Lith Lith is a town in the province North Brabant in the Netherlands. Before 2011 there was also a municipality, since 2011 Lith is a part of Oss- External links :*... |
6724 |
Transportation
- Railway stations: OssOss railway stationOss is a railway station located in Oss, The Netherlands. The station was opened on 4 June 1881 and is located on the Tilburg–Nijmegen railway. The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.-Destinations:...
, Oss WestOss West railway station-History:The station was opened in 1981, 100 years after Oss railway station opened, and is located on the Tilburg–Nijmegen railway. The train services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen.-Destinations:...
, RavensteinRavenstein railway stationRavenstein is a railway station located in Ravenstein, The Netherlands. The station originally opened on 4 June 1881 and is located on the Tilburg–Nijmegen railway...
The city of Oss
Oss was first mentioned in a letter by Pope Alexander IIPope Alexander II
Pope Alexander II , born Anselmo da Baggio, was Pope from 1061 to 1073.He was born in Milan. As bishop of Lucca he had been an energetic coadjutor with Hildebrand of Sovana in endeavouring to suppress simony, and to enforce the celibacy of the clergy...
on 6 May 1069.
Oss was granted city rights
City rights in the Netherlands
City rights are a medieval phenomenon in the history of the Low Countries. A liegelord, usually a count, duke or similar member of high nobility, granted a settlement he owned certain town privileges that settlements without city rights did not have....
in 1399 by Hertogin Johanna van Brabant. Present-day Oss has several chemical
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
and pharmaceutical industries like Merck & Co.
Merck & Co.
Merck & Co., Inc. , also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Merck headquarters is located in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Readington Township...
(previously Schering-Plough
Schering-Plough
Schering-Plough Corporation was a United States-based pharmaceutical company. It was founded in 1851 by Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering as Schering AG in Germany. In 1971, the Schering Corporation merged with Plough to form Schering-Plough. On November 4, 2009 Merck & Co...
, Organon
Organon International
Organon is a human pharmaceutical company headquartered in Oss, Netherlands. In November 2007 the company became a part of Schering-Plough Corporation, acquired Organon, active pharmaceutical ingredient producer Diosynth , and its veterinary pharmaceutical sister company Intervet from Akzo Nobel. ...
and Diosynth
Diosynth
Diosynth is a company that develops manufacturing processes for active ingredients for pharmaceutical companies all over the world.The company started in Oss, Netherlands in 1923 with the extraction of insulin from bovine pancreas, and porcine insulin extraction in 1930, both of which are still...
).
Oss is also host to the professional football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
team FC Oss, and is the birthplace of former Manchester United and Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
star Ruud van Nistelrooy
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Rutgerus Johannes Martinus "Ruud" van Nistelrooy, , is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Málaga CF in Spain's La Liga. He is the second-highest goalscorer in Champions League history with 60 goals...
, although he did not play for the local side, but for rivals FC Den Bosch.
The internationally renowned gothic metal
Gothic metal
Gothic metal or goth metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that combines the aggression of doom metal with the dark melancholy of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music...
/alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band The Gathering
The Gathering (band)
The Gathering is a Dutch alternative rock band, founded in 1989 by brothers Hans and René Rutten and vocalist Bart Smits in the small city of Oss, North Brabant....
, formed in 1989, originally hails from Oss.
Today there is only one coffeeshop
Cannabis coffee shop
Coffeeshops are establishments in the Netherlands where the sale of cannabis for personal consumption by the public is tolerated by the local authorities ....
left, called "The Jungle".
Berghem
Berghem is a small town east of Oss (population: 6,900). Berghem is currently being expanded with many new houses in the Piekenhoef.Megen
Megen is a small city (population: 1,686) close to the river MaasMeuse River
The Maas or Meuse is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea...
.
Megen used to be the 'capital' of the county Megen (including Haren, Macharen and Teeffelen) that was founded around 1145. City rights were obtained in 1357.
In 1810, the County Megen became a municipality to which Haren and Macharen also belonged. It became part of the municipality of Oss in 1994.
Currently, there are two monasteries in Megen. One is inhabited by the Clarissas (also called the Poor Clares), followers of St. Clare of Assisi
Clare of Assisi
Clare of Assisi , born Chiara Offreduccio, is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi...
. The other is occupied by the Franciscan
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
s, followers of St. Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order of Saint Francis. St...
. Of the two castles Megen used to have, only one tower remains.
Ravenstein
Ravenstein (population: 3,728) is a city and was a municipality until 2003, when it was added to the Oss municipality. The municipality covered an area of 42.68 km² and also included villages: Demen, Dennenburg, Deursen, Dieden, Herpen, Huisseling, Keent, Koolwijk, Neerlangel, Neerloon, Overlangel.Ravenstein received city rights
City rights in the Netherlands
City rights are a medieval phenomenon in the history of the Low Countries. A liegelord, usually a count, duke or similar member of high nobility, granted a settlement he owned certain town privileges that settlements without city rights did not have....
in 1380.
Born in Oss
- Jacques de KadtJacques de KadtJacques de Kadt was a prominent and often controversial 20th Century Dutch political thinker, politician and man of letters. Born into a liberal Jewish family, he was the youngest son of a factory manager, Roelof de Kadt, and his wife Bertha Koppens...
(1897), Dutch political thinker, politician (PvdA) and writer - Arno den HartogArno den HartogArnold Pieter Bernard den Hartog is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch National Team that finished sixth in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Den Hartog earned a total number of 109 caps, scoring seventeen goals, in the years 1979-1985...
(1954), Dutch field hockey international - John van den Berk (1967), Dutch motocrossMotocrossMotocross is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off road circuits. It evolved from trials, and was called scrambles, and later motocross, combining the French moto with cross-country...
world champion - Marc LammersMarc LammersMarc Lammers is the head coach of the Dutch women's national field hockey team, that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and gold at the 2006 World Cup. As a player he earned five caps for the Men's Squad...
(1969), Dutch field hockey player and coach - Jan MarijnissenJan MarijnissenJohannes Guillaume Christianus Andreas Marijnissen is a Dutch politician of the Socialist Party . He served as Parliamentary leader in House of Representatives May 5, 1994 until June 20, 2008...
(1952) Dutch politician, belonging to the Socialist PartySocialist Party (Netherlands)The Socialist Party is a democratic socialist political party in the Netherlands. After the 2006 general election, the Socialist Party became one of the major parties of the Netherlands with 25 seats of 150, an increase of 16 seats. The party was in opposition against the fourth Balkenende cabinet... - Michel van der AaMichel van der AaMichel van der Aa is a Dutch composer of contemporary classical music.- Early years :Michel van der Aa trained as a recording engineer at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague...
(1970), Dutch composer - C. C. Catch (1964), pop singer
- Frank BoeijenFrank Boeijen (keyboardist)Frank Boeijen is a Dutch keyboardist. He entered the rock/then-metal group The Gathering in 1990, and together they released nine studio albums, three live albums, and four EPs...
(1973) Dutch songwriter and keyboardist with internationally renowned Dutch metal band The GatheringThe Gathering (band)The Gathering is a Dutch alternative rock band, founded in 1989 by brothers Hans and René Rutten and vocalist Bart Smits in the small city of Oss, North Brabant.... - Marjolein KooijmanMarjolein KooijmanMarjolein Kooijman is a Dutch bassplayer. She joined The Gathering in 2004, and worked on their two latest studio albums, Home and The West Pole.- External links :*...
(1980) Dutch, bass player with Dutch metal band The GatheringThe Gathering (band)The Gathering is a Dutch alternative rock band, founded in 1989 by brothers Hans and René Rutten and vocalist Bart Smits in the small city of Oss, North Brabant....
since 2004 - Ruud van NistelrooyRuud van NistelrooyRutgerus Johannes Martinus "Ruud" van Nistelrooy, , is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Málaga CF in Spain's La Liga. He is the second-highest goalscorer in Champions League history with 60 goals...
(1976), Málaga CFMálaga CFMálaga Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Málaga, Andalusia. The team currently plays in Spain's La Liga.Málaga CF is generally seen as the successor to CD Málaga, one of the most historical Andalusian football clubs, by being a near-identical looking football club that even shares...
and NetherlandsNetherlands national football teamThe Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
professional footballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player - Loek van MilLoek van MilLudovicus Jacobus Maria van Mil is a minor league pitcher in the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization. At 7'1", Van Mil is the tallest player in the minor leagues.-Career:...
(1984), professional baseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player, playing for the Los Angeles Angels of AnaheimLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimThe Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California, United States. The Angels are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The "Angels" name originates from the city in which the team started, Los Angeles... - Chris BerensChris BerensChris Berens is a Dutch painter. While he takes inspiration from the quality of light in the paintings of Vermeer and Rembrandt, his themes lie more within the realms of surrealism and visionary art than traditional painting. Although his work is completely hand-painted, his paintings are often...
(1976), visionary painter working in Amsterdam - Ted van Osch (1988), professional poker player and the holder of the most snails eaten in a fortnight world record