Heeswijk

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Heeswijk
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Heeswijk
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
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Heeswijk
Heeswijk (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°39′5″N5°29′0″E / 51.65139°N 5.48333°E / 51.65139; 5.48333
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Municipality Bernheze
Area
[1]
 • Total2.91 km2 (1.12 sq mi)
Elevation
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8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total6,580
 • Density2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5473 [1]
Dialing code 0413
Major roads A50, N279

Heeswijk is a Dutch village. It is located in the province of North Brabant, in the south of the Netherlands.

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History

The village was first mentioned in the 12th century as "Albertus de Essuic", and means "settlement in the shrubbery". [3] Heeswijk is a stretched out settlement in the valley of brook and dates from the Early Middle Ages. [4]

The Premonstratensian abbey was established in the late-12th century as an outpost of the Berne Abbey. In 1546, "Het Slotje" was built for the monks as an L-shaped building with a square tower in the corner. After the Berne Abbey was dissolved in 1648, some monks moved to the Land van Ravenstein  [ nl ], an enclave of Palatinate-Neuburg within the Dutch Republic, and founded a new abbey in Heeswijk. Between 1857 and 1868, a neoclassic monastery was built and a wing was added between the old and new buildings. [4] [5]

The Catholic St Willibrordus Church was built between 1895 and 1896. The tower was damaged during World War II and replaced after the war. [4] Heeswijk Castle was originally built in the 12th century. In 1835, it was nearly doubled in size by Baron van den Bogaerde. [4]

Heeswijk was home to 225 people in 1840. [6] Heeswijk was a separate municipality until 1969, when it merged with the adjacent village of Dinther. Since 1 January 1994 it has been part of the larger municipality of Bernheze, which comprises Heesch, Heeswijk-Dinther, Loosbroek, Nistelrode and Vorstenbosch., [7] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 April 2022. together with Dinther
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 5473AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Heeswijk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Heeswijk=Dinther (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN   90-400-9945-6 . Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Heeswijk". Catholic Encyclopedia . Retrieved 2007-02-18.
  6. ↑ "Heeswijk-Dinther". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  7. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  8. ↑ "Gemeente Bernheze" (in Dutch). Gemeente Bernheze. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
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