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Ossendrecht

Ossendrecht
Ossendrecht in 1867
Ossendrecht in 1867
Coordinates: 51°23′38″N 4°19′40″E / 51.39389°N 4.32778°E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityWoensdrecht
Area
 • Total29.57 km2 (11.42 sq mi)
Population
(2007)
5,286

Ossendrecht is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Woensdrecht, about 12 km southeast of Bergen op Zoom.

Ossendrecht was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became part of Woensdrecht.[1]

Notable people

Pauline Musters, recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the shortest woman ever recorded, was born here on 26 February 1876.

References

  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

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