Ravenstein (population: 8,466) is a city and former municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. The former municipality covered an area of 42.68 km² (of which 0.96 km² water). North Brabant (Dutch: Noord-Brabant) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River (Maas) in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

The former municipality of Ravenstein, now part of Oss, also included the following towns, villages and townships: Demen, Dennenburg, Deursen, Dieden, Herpen, Huisseling, Keent, Koolwijk, Neerlangel, Neerloon, Overlangel. OSS may refer to any of the following: Office of Strategic Services, forerunner of the CIA Open Sound System Open-source software Operations Support System Operations Support Squadron Out of School Suspension Optimized Systems Software The Old Syriac Sinaiticus OSS was the name of an ITC Entertainment TV series which...

Ravenstein received city rights in 1480. More info about Ravenstein: Stadjeravenstein.nl City rights are a medieval phenomenon in the history of the Low Countries. ... Events March 6 - Treaty of Toledo - Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain recognize African conquests of Afonso of Portugal and he cedes the Canary Islands to Spain Great standing on the Ugra river - Muscovy becomes independent from the Golden Horde. ...