Heeswijk | |
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: | 2.91 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 6,580 |
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: | 5473 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0413 |
Coordinates: | 51.6514°N 5.4833°W |
Blank Name Sec1: | Transport |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Major roads |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | A50, N279 |
Heeswijk is a Dutch village. It is located in the province of North Brabant, in the south of the Netherlands.
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, 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]