Heeswijk is a Dutch village. It is located in the province of

North Brabant North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to the w ...

, in the south of the Netherlands.

History

The village was first mentioned in the 12th century as "Albertus de Essuic", and means "settlement in the shrubbery". Heeswijk is a stretched out settlement in the valley of brook and dates from the Early Middle Ages. The Premonstratensian abbey was established in the late-12th century as an outpost of the

Berne Abbey Berne Abbey, a Dutch abbey of the Premonstratensians, or Norbertines, in Heeswijk, North Brabant, is a religious community in the Netherlands. It has 27 brothers and priests (2007; down from 33 in 2005). The community publishes a bi-monthly magazi ...

. 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 Palatinate-Neuburg (german: Herzogtum Pfalz-Neuburg) was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire, founded in 1505 by a branch of the House of Wittelsbach. Its capital was Neuburg an der Donau. Its area was about 2,750 km², with a population of ...

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. The Catholic St Willibrordus Church was built between 1895 and 1896. The tower was damaged during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

and replaced after the war. Heeswijk Castle was originally built in the 12th century. In 1835, it was nearly doubled in size by Baron van den Bogaerde. Heeswijk was home to 225 people in 1840. Heeswijk was a separate municipality until 1969, when it merged with the adjacent village of

Dinther Dinther is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Bernheze. Dinther was a separate municipality and town until 1969, when it merged with Heeswijk to form the new municipality of Heeswijk-Dinther. S ...

. Since 1 January 1994 it has been part of the larger municipality of

Bernheze Bernheze () is a municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. It was formed as a rename of Heesch in 1995. The municipalities of Heeswijk-Dinther and Nistelrode had merged into Heesch in 1994. Etymology The municip ...

, which comprises Heesch, Heeswijk-Dinther,

Loosbroek Loosbroek is a village and parish in the southern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality Bernheze, North Brabant. Before 1994 the territory of Loosbroek was divided between three municipalities, Nistelrode, Heesch and Heeswijk-Dinther. ...

Nistelrode Nistelrode is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Bernheze, about 8 km south of Oss. History The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Nisterle. The etymology is unclear, be ...

and

Vorstenbosch Vorstenbosch is a village of the municipality Bernheze. Bernheze is located in the province of North Brabant, one of the 12 provinces of the Netherlands. History The village was first mentioned in 1485 as Vorsschenbosch. The etymologie of the ...

Gallery

Image:Heeswijk, kerk foto6 2010-04-10 15.21.JPG, Heeswijk, church File:T.T Woonhuis Den Dolvert Heeswijk-Dinther.JPG, House in Heeswijk File:Heeswijk (Bernheze) Rijksmonument 21278 Boerderij Hoofdstraat 101.JPG, Farm in Heeswijk

References

{{Authority control Populated places in North Brabant Former municipalities of North Brabant Bernheze