s Hertogenbosch
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- Alternate Name
- 's Hertogenbosch
's-Hertogenbosch
- Names
s Hertogenbosch
's Hertogenbosch
's-Hertogenbosch
- Place Type
- political
- Description
- Located where Dommel and Aa rivers join to form Dieze. Chartered by duke Henry I of Brabant in the 12th century and grew to be important wool center and bishop's seat in 1559. Often under siege, since it was located on Catholic-Protestant line of division. Birthplace of painter Hieronymus Bosch in ca. 1450.
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- Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)
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