's-Hertogenbosch
capital city of North Brabant, the Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
's-Hertogenbosch (ˌsɛrtoːɣə(n)ˈbɔs (help·info)) is a municipality in the Netherlands, and also the capital of the province of North Brabant. It is in the southern Netherlands, 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Amsterdam.
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's-Hertogenbosch
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City and municipality | |
From top down, left to right: view over the city centre, the city seen from the Bossche Brook, Binnendieze canals, Province Hall of North Brabant, St. Catherine Church, New St. James Church, Dragon Fountain, Hieronymus Bosch, North Brabant Museum, St. John's Cathedral, City hall of 's-Hertogenbosch, Paleiskwartier | |
Coordinates: 51°41′N 5°18′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Jack Mikkers (VVD) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 117.81 km2 (45.49 sq mi) |
• Land | 109.99 km2 (42.47 sq mi) |
• Water | 7.82 km2 (3.02 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Population | |
• Municipality | 154,205 |
• Density | 1,402/km2 (3,630/sq mi) |
• Urban | 169,714 |
• Metro | 198,000 |
• Metro region | 355,230 |
• Brabant CMSA | 1,932,055 |
Demonym | Bosschenaar |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 5200–5249 |
Area code | 073 |
Website | s-hertogenbosch |
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In 2015, Maasdonk became a part to 's-Hertogenbosch.