Heikant, Zeeland

Village in Zeeland, Netherlands

51°15′3″N 4°1′29″E / 51.25083°N 4.02472°E / 51.25083; 4.02472CountryNetherlandsProvinceZeelandMunicipalityHulstArea

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• Total13.92 km² (5.37 sq mi)Elevation

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1.0 m (3.3 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total2,350 • Density170/km² (440/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

4567^[1]

Dialing code0114

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.

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]

Gallery

Street view
Street view
House in Heikant

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 4567AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Heikant". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ "Heikant - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.