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s Hertogenbosch (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 51 42 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 51.7000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 005 19 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 5.3167 decimal degrees |
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Note: 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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| s Hertogenbosch (preferred,C,V)
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| 's-Hertogenbosch (C,V,Dutch,U)
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............ | name means "the duke's wood," refers to the duke's hunting lodge located nearby |
| 's Hertogenbosch (C,V)
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| Hertogenbosch, 's- (C,V)
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| Den Bosch (C,O,Dutch,U)
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| Hertogenbosch (NA,V,Dutch,U)
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| 's Bosch (NA,V,Dutch,U)
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| Sertogenbosch (C,U,English-P)
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| סרטוחנבוש (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Bois-le-Duc (H,O,Dutch,U)
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| Bois-le-Duc (French,U,N)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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chartered in 1185 |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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