- Bern (Netherlands)
Bern (formerly sometimes "Beern", "Berne", or "Beerne"vanderAa-AW|B] ) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of
Gelderland . It is located in the municipality ofZaltbommel , about 10 km south of the town Zaltbommel."ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland", Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.]Bern used to lie south of the
Meuse River , in the municipality ofHerpt en Bern . The river was dammed close to Bern around 1900 (seeAfgedamde Maas ), and a new channel was dug south of the village, theBergsche Maas . In 1958, the administrative borders were changed to account for this new sitution, and Bern moved from the province ofNorth Brabant to Gelderland, and to the municipality ofKerkwijk .According to the 19th century historian A.J. van der Aa, there used to be a castle in Bern, with a large tower and surrounded by walls. One of its owners, Fulco of Bern, made the castle into an abbey of the
Premonstratensian order in 1134. It was inaugurated by the 25thbishop of Utrecht ,Andreas of Cuyk . The abbey suffered during theIconoclasm in 1566, and was almost completely burnt down in 1589 during the siege ofHeusden by the Spanish army. It was never rebuilt, and in the middle of the 19th century, little remained of the Abbey of Bern.References
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* [http://www.kuijsten.de/atlas/nb/herpt.html Map of the former municipality of Herpt en Bern in 1868]
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