Ossendrecht

Ossendrecht is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Woensdrecht, about 12 km southeast of Bergen op Zoom.

Ossendrecht
Ossendrecht in 1867
Coordinates: 51°23′38″N 4°19′40″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityWoensdrecht
Area
  Total29.57 km2 (11.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
5,286

Ossendrecht was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became part of Woensdrecht.[1]

Notable people

Pauline Musters, recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the shortest woman ever recorded, was born here on 26 February 1876.

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.


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