Bern (formerly sometimes "Beern", "Berne", or "Beerne"
) is a hamlet in the
Dutch province of
Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of
Zaltbommel, about south of the town Zaltbommel.
[''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.]
Bern used to lie south of the river
Meuse, in the municipality of
Herpt en Bern
Herpt is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Heusden, about 1 km southeast of the center of the city.
History
The village was first mentioned between 1108 and 1121 Harpede. The etymology i ...
. The river was dammed close to Bern around 1900 (see
Afgedamde Maas), and a new channel was dug south of the village, the
Bergsche Maas
The Bergse Maas (; pre-1947 spelling: Bergsche Maas) is a canal that was constructed in 1904 to be a branch of the river Maas (French: Meuse) in the Dutch province of North Brabant. The Maas splits near Heusden into the Afgedamde Maas and the Be ...
. In 1958, the administrative borders were changed to account for this new situation, and Bern moved from the province of
North Brabant to Gelderland, and to the municipality of
Kerkwijk.
According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa,
there used to be a castle in Bern, with a large tower and surrounded by walls. One of its owners, Fulco of Bern, made the castle into an abbey of the
Premonstratensian
The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré (), also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines and, in Britain and Ireland, as the White Canons (from the colour of their habit), is a religious order of canons regular of the Catholic Church ...
order in 1134. It was inaugurated by the 25th
bishop of Utrecht
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Medieval diocese from 695 to 1580
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Andreas of Cuyk
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. The abbey suffered during the
Iconoclasm in 1566, and was almost completely burnt down in 1589 during the siege of
Heusden by the Spanish army. It was never rebuilt, and in the middle of the 19th century, little remained of the Abbey of Bern.
Bern is not a statistical entity,
however it has its own postal code.
In 1840, it was home to 60 people. Nowadays, it has about 13 houses.
Gallery
File:Overzicht voorzijde met smederij - Heeswijk - 20336325 - RCE.jpg, Former forge at Bern
File:Huis Bern.jpg, Huis Bern
File:Berneopgr1962.jpg, Excavation at the abbey (1962)
File:Graftombe Ridder Arnold van der Sluijs.jpg, Tomb of , originally at the abbey. Nowadays on display at Museum Catharijneconvent
The Museum Catharijneconvent (St. Catherine's Convent Museum) is a museum of religious art in Utrecht, Netherlands. It is located in the former St. Catharine convent, having been sited there since 1979. Its collections include many artifacts fro ...
References
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Populated places in Gelderland
Zaltbommel