Heikant, Zeeland

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.

Heikant
Village
Heikant, church: kerk van de Heilige Theresia van het kindje Jezus
Heikant Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands Show map of Zeeland Heikant Heikant (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°15′3″N 4°1′29″E
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
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4567[1]
Dialing code	0114

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

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  Street view
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  Street view
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  House in Heikant

References

1. "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. "Heikant". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.^{[permanent dead link]}
4. "Heikant - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2022.