Heikant, Zeeland

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Heikant
Village
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Heikant, church: kerk van de Heilige Theresia van het kindje Jezus
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Heikant
Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
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Heikant
Heikant (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°15′3″N4°1′29″E / 51.25083°N 4.02472°E / 51.25083; 4.02472
Country Netherlands
Province Zeeland
Municipality Hulst
Area
[1]
 • Total
13.92 km2 (5.37 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
1.0 m (3.3 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
2,350
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4567 [1]
Dialing code 0114

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.

Contents

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. [3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1867 as Heikant, and means "edge of the heath". [4]

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. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 4567AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Heikant". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Heikant - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.


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