Heikant, Rijen

Heikant is a former hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It was located in the municipality of Gilze en Rijen,[1] about 1 km west of the centre of Rijen.[2]

According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa,[3] Heikant (or "De Heikant") consisted of 8 houses and had a population of 60 in the middle of the 19th century. Heikant was still named as a separate hamlet in 1997,[1] but nowadays it no longer exists: a residaential neighbourhood of the town of Rijen now covers the area.

Heikant should not be confused with any of the other hamlets named Heikant in the Netherlands.

References

  1. 1 2 VUGA's Alfabetische Plaatsnamengids van Nederland (13th edition), VUGA, 1997.
  2. ↑ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  3. ↑ Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 5 (H), 1844, p. 336. "Heikant".

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Coordinates: 51°35′39″N 4°54′35″E / 51.59417°N 4.90972°E / 51.59417; 4.90972


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