Heist-op-den-Berg

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Heist-op-den-Berg
Location in Belgium
Location of Heist-op-den-Berg in the province of Antwerp
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Coordinates: 51°05′N04°43′E / 51.083°N 4.717°E / 51.083; 4.717 Coordinates: 51°05′N04°43′E / 51.083°N 4.717°E / 51.083; 4.717
CountryBelgium
Community Flemish Community
Region Flemish Region
Province Antwerp
Arrondissement Mechelen
Government
  MayorLuc Vleugels (CD&V)
  Governing party/ies CD&V, sp.a, Open Vld
Area
  Total86.46 km2 (33.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01) [1]
  Total42,478
  Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Postal codes
2220-2223
Area codes 015, 014, 016, 03
Website www.heist-op-den-berg.be

Heist-op-den-Berg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦɛist ɔb dəm ˈbɛr(ə)x] ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises Heist-op-den-Berg proper (including the hamlets: Heist-Goor, [2] Heist-Station, Zonderschot, Heist-Centrum [3] and Bruggeneinde [4] ), the villages of Booischot  [ nl ] (including the hamlet Pijpelheide), Hallaar  [ nl ], Itegem  [ nl ], Schriek  [ nl ] and Wiekevorst  [ nl ]. [5]

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History

The 48-meter-high hill on which Heist would later be built (hence the adjunct name op-den-Berg meaning "on the hill") was formed during the early part of the Ice age. As can be appreciated from the artifacts shown at the regional museum on the city's main square, this area was already populated in prehistoric times. Soon after the Romans yielded this land to the invading Germanic peoples in the 3rd and 4th century, Christianization followed. The village of Itegem, located right on the Nete River, was most likely the first hamlet to be founded, as suggested by a document dating from 976. Chapels in Hallaar and Itegem were built in the 12th century. This century also marked the beginnings of the Duchy of Brabant, of which this whole area was a part.

Around the year 1200, a military fort was built at the current location of the Ter Laken castle, on Booischot's territory. Schriek, which was founded in 1125, got its own chapel in 1260 while the main church at Heist was built in 1340. These two religious buildings were heavily damaged during the wars of religion around 1600. During most of the Middle Ages, agriculture was driving the economy and several huge farming domains were built, some of which still subsist today (e.g., Wimpelhoeve in Wiekevorst, traces of which date from the 12th century, and Pandoerenhoeve in Schriek, dating from 1624). During the 17th and 18th century, the miraculous wooden statue of the Virgin and Child in the Hallaar church became an object of pilgrimage.

The current city hall was built in 1844, fourteen years after the foundation of Belgium as an independent country. Today, the city is mostly a residential centre, which offers services to the surrounding communities.

Events

Sights

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Heist-op-den-Berg town hall

Notable residents

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References

  1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. Goor is an old Dutch word for swamp. In the old days there was a marsh here.
  3. Centrum means center (of the village).
  4. Bruggeneinde is 'the end of the bridge' in English.
  5. "Deelgemeenten".