| Bosch | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Brabant |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cranendonck |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 33 |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.95 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 420 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 6021 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0495 |
| Coordinates: | 51.27°N 5.5917°W |
Bosch is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Cranendonck,[3] about 1.5 km east of Budel.[4]
Together with the hamlets of and Heikant to the south, Bosch has a population of about 420.[2]
It was first mentioned in 1307 as Henricus de Silua, and means "forest".[5] According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa, Bosch consisted of 23 houses and had a population of 150 to 160 people in the middle of the 19th century. It was built on a dyke in heath lands. Bosch has no place name signs, and consists of about 100 houses.[6]