Heikant is a village in the
Dutch province of
Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of
Hulst, and lies about 33 km southwest of
Bergen op Zoom.
There are many settlements called
Heikant ("
heath edge") in the Netherlands; the one near Hulst is the largest and the only one with village status.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1867 as Heikant, and means "edge of the heath".
Heikant was home to 422 people in 1840. The Catholic Holy Theresia of the Child Jesus church was built in 1930 by the unemployed as a condition of the municipality for a subsidy. The village used to be part of the municipality of
Sint Jansteen. In 1970, it became part of the municipality of
Hulst.
Gallery
File:Kerkheikant.jpg, Street view
File:Vlasbloem.jpg, Street view
File:Heikant (Hulst) - rijksmonument 509688 - Julianastraat 18 20120714.jpg, House in Heikant
References
Populated places in Zeeland
Hulst
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