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, church: kerk van de Heilige Theresia van het kindje Jezus
Heikant is located in Zeeland
Heikant
Heikant
Location in the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands
Heikant is located in Netherlands
Heikant
Heikant
Heikant (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°15′3″N 4°1′29″E / 51.25083°N 4.02472°E / 51.25083; 4.02472
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceZeeland
MunicipalityHulst
Area
 • Total
13.92 km2 (5.37 sq mi)
Elevation1.0 m (3.3 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
2,350
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4567[1]
Dialing code0114

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

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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]

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References

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