The following is a
timeline of the
history of the
municipality of
's-Hertogenbosch
s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...
,
Netherlands.
Prior to 19th century
* 1185 -
City rights
Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the tradition ...
granted.
* 1225 - built, with its and .
* 1268 - Tafel van de Heilige Geest (charity) active (approximate date).
* 1399 - (gate) built.
* 1400 - Public clock installed (approximate date).
*1463 - Catastrophic fire, likely witnessed by young Hieronymus Bosch.
* 1495 - Artist
Hieronymus Bosch active (approximate date).
* 1530 -
St. John's Cathedral ('s-Hertogenbosch)
The Catholic Cathedral Church of St. John (Sint-Janskathedraal) of 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, is the height of Gothic architecture in the Netherlands. It has an extensive and richly decorated interior, and serves as the cathedral for the ...
built.
* 1533 - (city hall) remodelled.
* 1559 -
Roman Catholic Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch established.
* 1601 - November:
Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch (1601)
The siege of 's-Hertogenbosch of 1601 ''(Sitio de Bolduque de 1601 in Spanish)'' was an unsuccessful Dutch attempt led by Prince Maurice of Nassau and William Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg to capture the city of 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Spani ...
.
* 1620 - built.
* 1629 - April–September:
Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch
The siege of 's-Hertogenbosch also known as the ''siege of Bois-Le-Duc''Markham pp. 435-38 was an action in 1629, during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War in which a Dutch and English army captured the city of 's-Hertogenbosch. ...
.
* 1638 - installed.
* 1645 -
Citadel of 's-Hertogenbosch
The Citadel of 's-Hertogenbosch is a fortress on the north side of the town center of 's Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands. It was constructed from 1637 to 1642.
Construction Previous structures
In the 14th and 15th centuries the southern part ...
built.
* 1749 - laid out.
19th century
* 1815 - City becomes capital of
North Brabant province.
* 1817 - Design of adopted.
* 1818 - in business.
* 1824 - in use.
* 1826 - Geefhuis (charity) rebuilt on .
* 1829 - Catholic ''Nord Brabanter'' newspaper begins publication.
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* 1836 - Provinciaal Genootschap Kunsten & Wetenschappen (society of arts & sciences) founded.
* 1853 - Theatre built on the .
* 1866 - Population: 24,201.
* 1868 -
's-Hertogenbosch railway station
s-Hertogenbosch () is a railway station located in 's-Hertogenbosch in North Brabant, Netherlands. The station and all services operating from it are run by Nederlandse Spoorwegen, the national Dutch train operating company.
History
's-Hertogenbo ...
opens.
* 1874 - dismantled.
* 1880 - headquartered in city.
* 1881 -
Kruisstraat railway station
Kruisstraat railway station was a railway station on the railway track Tilburg - Nijmegen. It was located near the village Kruisstraat ('s-Hertogenbosch) between Sprokkelbosch and Nuland
Nuland is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant ...
and
Sprokkelbosch railway station Sprokkelbosch railway station was a railway station on the railway track Tilburg - Nijmegen. It was located near the hamlet of Sprokkelbosch
Sprokkelbosch is a former hamlet near Rosmalen, Netherlands. Sprokkelbosch was south of the Tilburg - Nij ...
open.
* 1883
** begins operating.
** Rijksarchief Noord-Brabant building constructed on Waterstraat.
* 1884 -
becomes mayor.
* 1885 - 700th anniversary of city founding.
* 1886 - Telephone begins operating.
* 1887 - City gasworks built on the .
* 1895 -
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and regent queen
Emma
Emma may refer to:
* Emma (given name)
Film
* Emma (1932 film), ''Emma'' (1932 film), a comedy-drama film by Clarence Brown
* Emma (1996 theatrical film), ''Emma'' (1996 theatrical film), a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow
* Emma (1996 TV film), '' ...
visit city.
* 1896 - begins operating.
20th century
* 1903 - installed.
* 1905 - (church) built.
* 1917 - (church) built.
* 1919 - Population: 38,067.
* 1925 - opens on .
* 1926 - opens.
* 1929 - erected in the .
* 1934 - built.
* 1938 - Synagogue built on Prins Bernhardstraat.
* 1943 - January:
Herzogenbusch concentration camp begins operating near city.
* 1944 - 27 October: Allied forces take city.
* 1954 -
International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch begins.
* 1957 - supermarket in business (approximate date).
* 1959 - ''
Brabants Dagblad'' (newspaper) in publication.
* 1971
**
Empel en Meerwijk and
Engelen become part of 's-Hertogenbosch.
** built.
* 1973 - demolished in the .
* 1981 -
Rosmalen railway station
Rosmalen is a railway station located in the town of Rosmalen. It is one of three railway stations in the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
The railway station was opened at the Tilburg–Nijmegen railway
The Tilburg–Nijmegen rail ...
opens.
* 1985 - May: Catholic
pope visits city.
* 1987 -
's-Hertogenbosch Oost railway station
s-Hertogenbosch Oost railway station serves the city of 's-Hertogenbosch in the North Brabant province of the Netherlands.
History
The station was opened in 1987 and is located on the Brabantselijn (Nijmegen - Tilburg). The train services are op ...
opens.
* 1996
** June:
1996 Tour de France
The 1996 Tour de France was the 83rd edition of the Tour de France, starting on 29 June and ending on 21 July, featuring 19 regular stages, 2 individual time trials, a prologue and a rest day (10 July). It was won by Danish rider Bjarne Riis.
Th ...
cycling race starts from 's-Hertogenbosch.
** radio begins broadcasting.
** becomes mayor.
* 2000 - Population: 129,034 municipality.
21st century
* 2005 - established.
* 2013 - Population: 142,817 municipality.
See also
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's-Hertogenbosch history
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* , 1567-1794
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Other names of 's-Hertogenbosch e.g. Bois-le-Duc, Den Bosch
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Timelines
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Timelines can use any suitable scale representi ...
of other
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,
The Hague,
Leiden,
Maastricht,
Nijmegen
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References
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