Herpt is a village in the
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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
Heusden
Heusden () is a municipality and a town in the South of the Netherlands. It is located between the towns of Waalwijk and 's-Hertogenbosch. The municipality of Heusden, including Herpt, Heesbeen, Hedikhuizen, Doeveren, and Oudheusden, merged with ...
, about 1 km southeast of the center of the city.
History
The village was first mentioned between 1108 and 1121 Harpede. The etymology is unclear.
The Dutch Reformed church dated from the 15th century, but was destroyed on 5 November 1944 by the Germans and not rebuilt. The Catholic church dates from 1924.
Herpt was home to 380 people in 1840.
Herpt was a separate municipality until 1935 (sometimes called ''Herpt en
Bern
german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese
, neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
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'' or ''Herpt c.a.''), when it became a part of Heusden.
Gallery
File:Herpt - Hoefstraat 4 - Boerderij.jpg, Farm in Herpt
File:Herpt - Burg. Buijsstraat 29 Kortgevelboerderij.jpg, Farm in Herpt
References
Populated places in North Brabant
Former municipalities of North Brabant
Heusden
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