Bernheze

Bernheze
Bernheze
Municipality
	Heeswijk Castle
	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	5384, 5388, 5471–5476
Area code	0412, 0413
Website	www.bernheze.org

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.^[5]

Etymology

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.

Population centres

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Bernheze, June 2015.

Notable people

Marco Verkuylen (born 1967 in Heeswijk-Dinther) a Dutch electronic music DJ who works as Marco V
Loek van Wely (born 1972 in Heesch) a Dutch chess player and politician

Sport

Kirsten van de Ven (born 1985 in Heesch) a former Dutch professional footballer
Raymon van der Biezen (born 1987 in Heesch) a Dutch BMX racer, competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics
Dave van der Burg (born 1993 in Heesch) a Dutch male BMX rider, qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics
Vincent Janssen (born 1994 in Heesch) a Dutch professional footballer who plays in Mexico
Sjef van den Berg (born 1995 in Heeswijk-Dinther) a Dutch competitive archer, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Gallery

Heeswijk castle, main building
Nistelrode, monumental house
Raadhuis, Heesch
Dinther (Bernheze) sculptuur

References

^ "College van B&W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Bernheze. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 5384BZ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ "Gemeente Bernheze" (in Dutch). Gemeente Bernheze. Retrieved March 5, 2011.