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Bernheze
Municipality
Heeswijk Castle
Heeswijk Castle
Flag of Bernheze
Flag
 Coat of arms of Bernheze
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Bernheze in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Established 1 January 1995
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Area
 • Total 90.41 km2 (34.91 sq mi)
 • Land 89.75 km2 (34.65 sq mi)
 • Water 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (May 2014)
 • Total 29,717
 • Density 331/km2 (860/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

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.

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

  • Heesch
  • Heeswijk
  • Dinther
  • Loosbroek
  • Nistelrode
  • Vorstenbosch

Topography

Gem-Bernheze-OpenTopo.jpg

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, kasteel Heeswijk hoofdgebouw RM513894 positie2 foto1 2014-05-19 16.59

    Heeswijk castle, main building

  • Nistelrode, monumentaal pand huis 1c foto1 2012-03-19 14.41

    Nistelrode, monumental house

  • Raadhuis-heesch

    Raadhuis, Heesch

  • Dinther (Bernheze) sculptuur door F...Goossens

    Dinther (Bernheze) sculptuur

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