Bosschenhoofd
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| name = Bosschenhoofd
| settlement_type = Village
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| native_name_lang = nl
| image_skyline = File:Retraitehuis Seppe P1070083.JPG
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| image_caption = Retirement home Seppe
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| pushpin_map = Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands
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| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Bosschenhoofd on a map of North Brabant province
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location on a map of North Brabant province
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = North Brabant
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Halderberge
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 4744AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 16 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 10
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| area_total_km2 = 5.13
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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=16 April 2022}}
| population_total = 2,555
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = 0165
| coordinates = {{coord|51|33|38|N|04|32|29|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
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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.{{cite web|url=https://plaatsengids.nl/bosschenhoofd |title=Bosschenhoofd |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=16 April 2022 |language=nl}} Before the municipal reorganization of 1997, Bosschenhoofd belonged to the municipality of Hoeven.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1740 as Bossenhooft, and means "destination (of the peat ships) of Oudenbosch".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/bosschenhoofd |title=Bosschenhoofd - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=16 April 2022 |language=nl}} Bosschenhoofd started during the peat excavation of the area, and became the replacement harbour for Oudenbosch after 1621. The village developed as a linear settlement in the 19th century.{{cite book|url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu02_01/sten009monu02_01_0027.php |title=Bosschenhoofd |author=Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert| year=1997 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9945 6 |access-date=16 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Bosschenhoofd was home to 269 people in 1840. 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.{{cite web|url=http://stationsweb.nl/station.asp?station=seppe&vraag=seppe |title=stopplaats Seppe |website=Stationsweb |access-date=16 April 2022 |language=nl}} The Catholic Sacred Heart of Jesus Church was built in 1928. It was severely damaged during World War II, and rebuilt in 1946. 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.
Gallery
File:Hotel de Reiskoffer P1070177.JPG|Hotel in Bosschenhoofd
File:Heilig Hart van Jezuskerk P1070072.JPG|Sacred Heart of Jesus Church
File:Bosschenhoofd P1070076.JPG|Villa in Bosschenhoofd
File:Basisschool ’t Bossche Hart P1070082.JPG|School
References
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{{Dutch municipality Halderberge}}
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