Editing Oss

{{About|the municipality and city in the Netherlands|the Icelandic Óss rune|Æsir|other uses|OSS (disambiguation)}}
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| name                    = Oss
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 |title = Samenstelling b&w
 |trans-title = Members board of mayor and aldermen
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 |archive-date = 22 April 2014
 |url-status = dead
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| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]]
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Wobine Buijs-Glaudemans]]
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'''Oss''' ({{IPA|nl|ɔs|lang|216 Oss.ogg}}) is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] and a [[city]] in the southern [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[North Brabant]], situated between [[Nijmegen]] and [['s-Hertogenbosch]].

== Population centres ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Population
|-
| [[Berghem]]
| 6,900
|-
| [[Haren (North Brabant)|Haren]]
| 785
|-
| [[Herpen]]
| 2,552 
|-
| [[Lith, North Brabant|Lith]]
| 6,724
|-
| [[Macharen]]
| 722
|-
| [[Megen]]
| 1,686
|-
| Oss
| 57,980
|-
| [[Ravenstein, Netherlands|Ravenstein]]
| 3,724
|-
|}

== Topography ==
[[File:Gem-Oss-OpenTopo.jpg|475px]]

''Dutch Topographic map of Oss (municipality), June 2015''

== City center of Oss ==
Oss has a shopping center with many squares, however, the only real shopping streets (also the best known) are the Heuvelstraat, Walstraat and the Peperstraat. The squares are connected with these shopping streets and passages that contain shops. One of the passages (The Passage, Dutch: de Passage, Local Dialect: 't Gengske) had an overhauling renovation in 2014. It now resembles an old Dutch street.

=== The city of Oss ===
There is archaeological evidence that humans have lived in and around Oss for 4,000 years.  Major archaeological finds were the [[Vorstengraf (Oss)|Vorstengraf]] burial sites and the indigenous-Roman burial fields of Oss-Ussen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.archaeology.leiden.edu/research/northwesterneurope/odyssee/uniformity-or-pluriformity/uniformity-or-pluriformity.html|title = Archaeology}}</ref>

Oss was first mentioned in a letter by [[Pope Alexander II]] on 6 May 1069.
Oss was granted [[City rights in the Netherlands|city rights]] in 1399 by Hertogin (Duchess) Johanna van Brabant. Present-day Oss has several [[chemistry|chemical]] and [[pharmaceutical]] industries like [[Merck & Co.]] (previously [[Schering-Plough]], [[Organon International|Organon]] and [[Diosynth]]).
Oss is also host to the professional [[Football (soccer)|football]] team [[TOP Oss]], and is the birthplace of former [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and [[Real Madrid]] star [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]], although he did not play for the local side, but for rivals [[FC Den Bosch]].

The [[gothic metal]]/[[alternative rock]] band [[The Gathering (band)|The Gathering]], formed in 1989, originally hails from Oss.

=== Berghem ===
{{Main|Berghem}}
'''Berghem''' is a small town east of Oss (population: 6,900). Berghem is currently being expanded with many new houses in the [[Piekenhoef]].

=== Megen ===
{{Main|Megen}}
'''Megen''' is a small city (population: 1,686) close to the river [[Meuse|Maas]].

Megen used to be the 'capital' of the county Megen (including Haren, Macharen and Teeffelen) that was founded around 1145. City rights were obtained in 1357.
In 1810, the County Megen became a municipality to which Haren and Macharen also belonged. It became part of the municipality of Oss in 1994.

Currently, there are two monasteries in Megen. One is inhabited by the [[Clarisses|Clarissas]] (also called the Poor Clares), followers of St. [[Clare of Assisi]]. The other is occupied by the [[Franciscan]]s, followers of St. [[Francis of Assisi]]. Of the two castles Megen used to have, only one tower remains.

=== Ravenstein ===
{{Main|Ravenstein, Netherlands}}
'''Ravenstein''' (population: 3,728) is a city and was a municipality until 2003, when it was added to the Oss municipality. The municipality covered an area of 42.68&nbsp;km² and also included villages: Demen, Dennenburg, Deursen, Dieden, Herpen, Huisseling, Keent, Koolwijk, Neerlangel, Neerloon, Overlangel.

Ravenstein received [[City rights in the Netherlands|city rights]] in 1380.

==Transportation==
* '''Railway stations''': [[Oss railway station|Oss]], [[Oss West railway station|Oss West]], [[Ravenstein railway station|Ravenstein]]

==Notable residents==
=== The arts ===
[[File:Ida Saint-Elme - Kurtisane und Abenteurerin.jpg|140px|thumb|Maria Versfelt, ca.1820]]
* [[John Slotanus]] (died 1560) a Dutch Roman Catholic polemical writer, born in Geffen.<ref>{{cite CE1913|wstitle= John Slotanus |volume= 14 |last= Callan |first= Charles J. |short=1}}</ref>
* [[Walter Pompe]] (1703 in Lith – 1777) a Flemish master-sculptor of religious works in wood
* [[Maria Versfelt]] (1776–1845) a Dutch writer and stage actress, known for her adventurous life
* [[Joop Falke]] (1933-2016) a Dutch artist, goldsmith and sculptor
* [[Pieter Nooten]] (born 1961), musician and composer best known for his work with [[Clan of Xymox]]
* [[Joep van Lieshout]] (born 1963 in Ravenstein) a Dutch artist and sculptor 
* [[C. C. Catch]] (born 1964), pop singer
* [[Michel van der Aa]] (born 1970) a Dutch composer of contemporary classical music
* [[Frank Boeijen (keyboardist)|Frank Boeijen]] (born 1973) songwriter and keyboardist with Dutch metal band [[The Gathering (band)|The Gathering]]
* [[Niels Duffhuës]] (born 1973) a Dutch multi-instrumentalist, composer and writer
* [[Chris Berens]] (born 1976) a Dutch painter, in the realms of surrealism and visionary art
* [[Marjolein Kooijman]] (born 1980) bass player with Dutch metal band [[The Gathering (band)|The Gathering]] since 2004
[[File:Jacques de Kadt 1980.jpg|140px|thumb|Jacques de Kadt, 1980]]

=== Public thinking & public service ===
* [[Antoon Jurgens]] (1805-1880), Dutch merchant and industrialist; he founded a butter company
* [[Samuel van den Bergh]] (1864-1941), European margarine and soap manufacturer
* [[:nl:Saal van Zwanenberg|Saal van Zwanenberg]] (1889-1974), founder of pharmaceutical company [[Organon & Co.]]
* [[Jacques de Kadt]] (1897-1988), political thinker, politician and writer
* [[Jan Marijnissen]] (born 1952), Dutch politician, belongs to the [[Socialist Party (Netherlands)|Socialist Party]]
* [[Lambert van Nistelrooij]] (born 1953), Dutch politician and [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]], 2004 to 2019

=== Sport ===
[[File:Ruud van Nistelrooy 2017.jpg|140px|thumb|Ruud van Nistelrooy, 2017]]
* [[Cor Euser]] (born 1957) a Dutch racing driver
* [[Marc van Hintum]] (born 1967) a Dutch former footballer with over 400 club caps
* [[John van den Berk]] (born 1967) a Dutch former two-time [[motocross]] world champion
* [[Marc Lammers]] (born 1969), field hockey player and coach
* brothers [[Bas van de Goor|Bas]] (born 1971) and [[Mike van de Goor]] (born 1973) volleyball players, team gold medallists at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Bart Griemink]] (born 1972) a Dutch former professional football goalkeeper
* [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]] (born 1976) a Dutch retired footballer with 449 club caps and 70 caps with the [[Netherlands national football team]]
* [[Albert Kraus]] (born 1980) a Dutch welterweight kickboxer, K-1 World MAX Champion, 2002
* [[Bas Verwijlen]] (born 1983) a fencer, competed at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] 
* [[Loek van Mil]] (1984-2019) a Dutch professional [[baseball]] pitcher
* [[Rens van Eijden]] (born 1988) a Dutch footballer with over 250 club caps
* [[Gino Vos]] (born 1990) a Dutch professional darts player
* [[Rick van der Ven]] (born 1991) a Dutch archer, competed in [[Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Richard van der Venne]] (born 1992) a Dutch professional footballer 
* [[Cihat Çelik]] (born 1996) a Dutch professional footballer
* [[Mitchell van Bergen]] (born 1999) a Dutch professional footballer
* Batuhan Bozkurt (born 2001) a Dutch-Turkish professional [[padel]] player
* Julian Savi (born 2002) a Dutch professional curler, was captain of the National Dutch team from 2019-now.
* [[Clemens de Wit]] (born 2002), Dutch professional athlete, holds the city record for the [[Bench press]] (250 kg) and it still regarded as one of the main influential figures of [[Powerlifting]] in the region.

==See also==
*[[Haren en Macharen]]

==References==
{{Reflist|50em}}

== External links ==
{{Wikivoyage|Oss}}
*{{Commons category-inline}}
* {{Official website|http://www.oss.nl}}

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Oss
 | North     = [[West Maas en Waal]]{{space}}([[Gelderland|GE]])<br/>''[[Meuse]]''
 | Northeast = [[Wijchen]]{{space}}([[Gelderland|GE]])<br/>''[[Meuse]]''
 | Southeast = [[Land van Cuijk]]
 | South     = [[Bernheze]], [[Maashorst]]
 | Southwest = [['s-Hertogenbosch]]
 | West      = [[Maasdriel]]{{space}}([[Gelderland|GE]]) / ''[[Meuse]]''
}}
{{Dutch municipality Oss}}
{{North Brabant Province}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Municipalities of North Brabant]]
[[Category:Populated places in North Brabant]]