Ossendrecht


Ossendrecht is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the List of [municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality] of Woensdrecht, about 12 km southeast of Bergen op Zoom.
The village was first mentioned in 1187 as "Alardus de Ossendreht", and is a combination of ferry / waterway and ox. Ossendrecht developed around a triangular village square.
During the 19th century, Ossendrecht became a centre of cichorium cultivation and processing. Ossendrecht was home to 214 people in 1840. Ossendrecht was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became part of Woensdrecht.

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