Heikant is a former hamlet in the
Dutch province of
North Brabant. It was located in the municipality of
Gilze en Rijen,
[''VUGA's Alfabetische Plaatsnamengids van Nederland'' (13th edition), VUGA, 1997.] about 1 km west of the centre of
Rijen
Rijen is the largest place in the Dutch municipality of Gilze en Rijen. The city hall is located here. Rijen is situated north of the A58, between Breda and Tilburg. Surrounding places are: Dorst, Dongen and Oosterhout.
History
Rijen has been ...
.
[''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.]
According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa,
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,
but nowadays it no longer exists: a residential 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
External links
Map of Gilze en Rijen in 1868, showing the hamlet Heikant the west of Rijen
Populated places in North Brabant
Gilze en Rijen
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