Bernheze

Bernheze
Bernheze
Municipality
	Heeswijk Castle
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in North Brabant
	Coordinates:51°44′N5°32′E/ 51.733°N 5.533°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Established	1 January 1995
Government
• Body	Municipal council
•Mayor	Marieke Moorman(PvdA)
Area
• Total	90.41 km2(34.91 sq mi)
• Land	89.73 km2(34.64 sq mi)
• Water	0.68 km2(0.26 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population (January 2021)
• Total	31,455
• Density	351/km2(910/sq mi)
•Uden-Veghel	175,119
Time zone	UTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2(CEST)
Postcode	5384, 5388, 5471–5476
Area code	0412, 0413
Website	www.bernheze.org

Bernheze(Dutch pronunciation:[ˈbɛr(ə)nˌɦeːzə]^ⓘ) is amunicipalityin the southernNetherlands,in the province ofNorth Brabant.It was formed as a rename ofHeeschin 1995. The municipalities ofHeeswijk-DintherandNistelrodehad merged into Heesch in 1994.^[5]

Etymology

The municipality was named after an old farm "Bernhese", which came into the possession of theBerne Abbey.This abbey was situated in the village ofBern.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 inHeeswijk.

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 asMarco 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 the2008and2012 Summer Olympics
Dave van der Burg(born 1993 in Heesch) a Dutch male BMX rider, qualified for the2020 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 the2016 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 fromthe originalon 29 April 2014.Retrieved28 April2014.
^"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020"[Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020].StatLine(in Dutch).CBS.24 July 2020.Retrieved19 September2020.
^"Postcodetool for 5384BZ".Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland(in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis.Retrieved28 April2014.
^"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand"[Population growth; regions per month].CBS Statline(in Dutch).CBS.1 January 2021.Retrieved2 January2022.
^"Gemeente Bernheze"(in Dutch). Gemeente Bernheze.RetrievedMarch 5,2011.