's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

Frederik Hendrik of Orange's Bastion, 's-Hertogenbosch
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's-Hertogenbosch (Colloquial Dutch: Den Bosch, French: Bois-le-Duc, German: Herzogenbusch, Spanish: Bolduque, Italian: Boscoducale, Latin: Silva Ducis) is the provincial capital of North Brabant in the Netherlands. This Dutch city covers 91.26 sq km (35.2 sq mi) and has a population of 136,000 (2011 estimate).


Sint-Jans Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch
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's-Hertogenbosch's rather unusual-looking name is in fact short for "des Hertogen bosch", meaning "the Duke's forest". Colloquially, the city is simply called Den Bosch, meaning "The Forest". According to traditional sources, the duke who founded 's-Hertogenbosch was Henry I, Duke of Brabant, who at age 26 granted the settlement its city rights in 1185. The earliest mention of 's-Hertogenbosch however only appears in 1196.

's-Hertogenbosch's good location helped it to prosper in the 19th century. During this period it was first governed by France, in 1806, then by Prussia in 1814, and finally became the provincial capital of North Brabant when the United Kingdom of the Netherlands was established in 1815. Today 's-Hertogenbosch is a small city with many interested places of interest.


Winkelstraat, Den Bosch
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Visiting 's-Hertogenbosch

The most practical way to reach 's-Hertogenbosch is by train from Amsterdam. If you arrive at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, you can take a train that goes directly to 's-Hertogenbosch.

Places of Interest in 's-Hertogenbosch

's-Hertogenbosch is on the map of the Netherlands