| Loosbroek | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| 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: | Bernheze |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 8 |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.55 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,015 |
| 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: | 5472 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0413 |
| Coordinates: | 51.6833°N 5.5°W |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Transport |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Major roads |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | A50, N279 |
Loosbroek is a village and parish in the southern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality Bernheze, North Brabant.[3]
Before 1994 the territory of Loosbroek was divided between three municipalities, Nistelrode, Heesch and Heeswijk-Dinther.[4]
The village was first mentioned in 1196 as "paludis que vocatur Loesbruch", and means "empty swampy land".[5]
In 1648, after the Protestant Reformation, Loosbroek became part of the States of Brabant within the Meierij van 's-Hertogenbosch. In 1795 the French invaded the Dutch Republic and "freedom of faith" was restored in Loosbroek. In 1814 Loosbroek became part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
On 23 September 1923, two American officers and participants in the Gordon Bennett Cup crashed near Loosbroek when lightning struck their gas balloon. They had departed form Brussels. The gas balloon race was a disaster because three balloons were struck by lightning. Five people died and one person was severely injured.[6] [7]
Loosbroek was home to 256 people in 1840.[4] Until 1898 Loosbroek was part of the parish of Dinther. In that year the village was allowed to start their own parish.
Nistelrode, Dinther, Heeswijk, Vorstenbosch, Kaathoven