Heikant is a hamlet in the
Dutch 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 we ...
. It is located in the municipality of
Alphen-Chaam,
[''VUGA's Alfabetische Plaatsnamengids van Nederland'' (13th edition), VUGA, 1997.] about 2 km northeast of
Chaam.
[''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.]
Heikant is not a statistical entity,
and the postal authorities have placed it under
Chaam.
It was first mentioned in 1685 as aen den Heycant, and means "on the edge of the
heath".
Heikant was home to 252 people in 1840. Nowadays, it consists of about 80 house. The Roman Catholic Church of the parish of Chaam used to be in this hamlet, but it was moved to the village of Chaam in 1842.
References
Populated places in North Brabant
Alphen-Chaam
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