Bernheze
Municipality in North Brabant, Netherlands
Bernheze (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛr(ə)nˌɦeːzə] ⓘ) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. It was formed as a rename of Heesch in 1995. The municipalities of Heeswijk-Dinther and Nistelrode had merged into Heesch in 1994.
01Etymology
The municipality was named after an old farm "Bernhese", which came into the possession of the Berne Abbey. This abbey was situated in the village of Bern. The meaning of 'Bernhese' is twofold: 'Bern' is the same as the old-Dutch word 'born', that means 'water' or 'well'. 'Hese' means bush or forest. In 1857 the Berne Abbey was founded in Heeswijk.
02Population centres
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Bernheze, June 2015.
03Notable people
- Marco Verkuylen (born 1967 in Heeswijk-Dinther) an electronic music DJ who works as Marco V
- Loek van Wely (born 1972 in Heesch) a chess player and politician
Sport
- Kirsten van de Ven (born 1985 in Heesch) a former professional footballer
- Raymon van der Biezen (born 1987 in Heesch) a BMX racer, competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics
- Dave van der Burg (born 1993 in Heesch) a BMX rider, qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Vincent Janssen (born 1994 in Heesch) a professional footballer who plays in Mexico
- Sjef van den Berg (born 1995 in Heeswijk-Dinther) a competitive archer, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Bernheze”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Overzicht van kasteel Heeswijk gezien vanaf het gazon - Heeswijk-Dinther - 20420286 - RCE.jpg by Paul van Galen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Fathomly is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Spotted a problem? Tell us.