Coordinates: 51°33′38″N 04°32′29″E / 51.56056°N 4.54139°E / 51.56056; 4.54139

Bosschenhoofd

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Bosschenhoofd
Village
Retirement home Seppe
Retirement home Seppe
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CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityHalderberge
Area
 • Total
5.13 km2 (1.98 sq mi)
Elevation10 m (33 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
2,555
 • Density498/km2 (1,290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4744[1]
Dialing code0165

Bosschenhoofd is a village in the municipality of Halderberge in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands. The village is also known as Seppe, a name used by the nearby Seppe Airport. Seppe was derived from Jacobus Sep who ran an inn.[3] Before the municipal reorganization of 1997, Bosschenhoofd belonged to the municipality of Hoeven.[3]

History

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The village was first mentioned in 1740 as Bossenhooft, and means "destination (of the peat ships) of Oudenbosch".[4] Bosschenhoofd started during the peat excavation of the area, and became the replacement harbour for Oudenbosch after 1621.[3] The village developed as a linear settlement in the 19th century.[5]

Bosschenhoofd was home to 269 people in 1840.[3] The Seppe railway station was built in 1854 on the Roosendaal to Breda railway line. It was closed in 1940. The building is nowadays used as a flower shop.[6] The Catholic Sacred Heart of Jesus Church was built in 1928. It was severely damaged during World War II, and rebuilt in 1946.[5] Seppe Airport was built in 1949. In 2008, it was privatised and has been renamed Breda International Airport. In 1975, the village was officially named Bosschenhoofd.[3]

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