Oss Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
municipality in the Netherlands
About Oss
Oss has been inhabited since 2000 BC. The first reference to Oss was in a 1161 document. The Castle near Oss (Kasteel van Oss), which is one of the nearby landmarks, was built around 1375. The settlement got its city rights in 1399. At the end of the nineteenth and the begin of the twentieth century the city suffered from high criminality rates, which, at the time, made the Dutch occasionally reference the city as the DutchChicago, which too had high criminality rates. The so-calledBende van Osswas feared throughout the whole country. The criminality rates of those times can only be found back in the termsmessenstekerandmessentrekker, roughly translating to stabber, which are occasionally used to reference a citizen of Oss. In 1881, the construction railway of a railway made industry rise
Top Attractions in Oss
Explore the best things to see and do in Oss:
- ★Oss Castle
- ★Stellingmolen Nieuw Leven
- ★Stellingmolen Zeldenrust
- ★The Nieuwe Kerk
- ★The Water tower
- ★The Willibrordusput
- ★Villa Constance
- ★Vorstengraf
Where to Eat in Oss
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Cordial
- 🍴De Bodega
Where to Stay in Oss
- 🏨Altijd Zon
- 🏨City Hotel
Oss Travel Guide Sections
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