Den Osse

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Den Osse
Hamlet
Yacht of Laura Dekker in the harbour of Den Osse
Den Osse Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands Show map of Zeeland Den Osse Den Osse (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°44′25″N3°53′05″E / 51.7403°N 3.8846°E / 51.7403; 3.8846
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zeeland
Municipality	Schouwen-Duiveland
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4323 [1]
Dialing code	0111 [1]

Den Osse is a hamlet in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, in Zeeland, Netherlands. It is located on the Grevelingen between Scharendijke and Brouwershaven and is the northernmost place of Zeeland.

Den Osse is not a statistical entity but it has its own place name signs. ^[2] The postal authorities have placed it under Brouwershaven. ^[1] There are only about 15 houses for permanent residence. ^[3] Den Osse had become a holiday resort and marina. It has multiple holiday parks including a Landal Greenpark.

Den Osse is a popular diving location with increasing popularity during the 2010s and the diving parking lot was expanded. ^[4] The water is known for having dahlia anemones and there was a special route to see multiple of them. ^{[5] [6]}

History

Den Osse was first visible on a map of 1636 as "Osse Steert", after the name of an inn. ^[7]

The place belonged to Klaaskinderkerke in the past. When that municipality was abolished in 1813, it became, also like Brijdorpe and Looperskapelle, part of Duivendijke.

Den Osse was flooded during the North Sea flood of 1953. Due to the flood the village shrank because destroyed houses were demolished and not rebuilt. At the parking lot of the diving site on the Nieuwe Kerkweg is a sign commemorating the shrinkage. ^[8]

After Duivendijke was abolished in 1961, Den Osse became part of Brouwershaven. Since 1997, it has been part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, just like the rest of the island.

In 2010 the harbour of Den Osse was renovated by the municipality. ^[9] In March 2024, a man drowned in the harbour. ^[10]

Notable inhabitants

• Laura Dekker (born 1995), sailor. ^[11]

References

1. "Postcode Den Osse in Brouwershaven". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 April 2022.
2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 April 2022. not found
3. "Den Osse". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
4. Uitbreiding van parkeerplaats Kerkweg Den Osse
5. De dahlia’s van Den Osse
6. Dirk Van den Bergh – Op zoek naar de zeedahlia’s van Den Osse
7. Den Osse
8. Gekrompen en Verdronken dorpen op Schouwen-Duiveland
9. Haventje Den Osse opgeknapt
10. Overleden persoon uit water gehaald bij haven Den Osse in Brouwershaven
11. Finish in zicht voor zeilmeisje Laura Dekker uit Den Osse