Heikant (Rijen)

Heikant (Rijen)

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."ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland", Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.]

According to the 19th century historian A.J. van der AavanderAa-AW|H|336|Heikant|RA1-PA336] , 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"VUGA's Alfabetische Plaatsnamengids van Nederland" (13th edition), VUGA, 1997.] , but nowadays it no longer exists: a residaential 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.

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External links

* [http://www.kuijsten.de/atlas/nb/gilze.html Map of Gilze en Rijen in 1868, showing the hamlet Heikant the west of Rijen]


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