Bernheze
Encyclopedia
Bernheze is a municipality
in the southern Netherlands
. It was formed in 1994 from the former municipalities of Heesch, Heeswijk-Dinther and Nistelrode.
. 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 forrest. In 1857 the Berne Abbey was founded in Heeswijk
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Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the southern Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. It was formed in 1994 from the former municipalities of Heesch, Heeswijk-Dinther and Nistelrode.
Name
The municipality was named after an old farm "Bernhese", which came into the possession of the Berne AbbeyBerne Abbey
Berne Abbey, a Dutch abbey of the Premonstratensians, or Norbertines, in Heeswijk, North Brabant, is the oldest extant religious community in the Netherlands. It has 27 brothers and priests ....
. 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 forrest. In 1857 the Berne Abbey was founded in Heeswijk
Heeswijk
Heeswijk is a Dutch town. It is located in the province of North Brabant, in the south of the Netherlands.Heeswijk was a separate municipality until 1969, when it merged with the adjacent village of Dinther. Since 1 January 1994 it has been part of the larger municipality of Bernheze, which...
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Population centres
(links to additional info bolded)- HeeschHeesch (Netherlands)Heesch is a town in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Bernheze, about 3 km south of Oss. Heesch was a separate municipality until 1994, when it merged with Heeswijk-Dinther and Nistelrode. The new municipality was originally called "Heesch", but changed...
- HeeswijkHeeswijkHeeswijk is a Dutch town. It is located in the province of North Brabant, in the south of the Netherlands.Heeswijk was a separate municipality until 1969, when it merged with the adjacent village of Dinther. Since 1 January 1994 it has been part of the larger municipality of Bernheze, which...
- DintherDintherDinther is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Bernheze. Dinther was a separate municipality until 1969, when it merged with Heeswijk to form the new municipality of Heeswijk-Dinther.-Etymology:...
- LoosbroekLoosbroekLoosbroek is a village and parish in the province of Noord-Brabant in The Netherlands. Loosbroek is part of the municipality Bernheze. Loosbroek has about 1266 inhabitants....
- NistelrodeNistelrodeNistelrode is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Bernheze, about 8 km south of Oss.Nistelrode was a separate municipality until 1994, when it became part of the municipality of Heesch....
- VorstenboschVorstenboschVorstenbosch is one of the population centres of the municipality Bernheze. Bernheze is located in the province of Noord-Brabant, one of the 12 provinces of the Netherlands....