Heeswijk-Dinther
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Heeswijk-Dinther is a former old town and municipality 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...

, in the province of North Brabant
North Brabant
North Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :...

 being named after the former municipalities 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...

 and Dinther
Dinther
Dinther 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:...

. The municipality was created in 1969, and became a part of Bernheze
Bernheze
Bernheze is a municipality in the southern Netherlands. It was formed in 1994 from the former municipalities of Heesch, Heeswijk-Dinther and Nistelrode. -Name:...

 in 1994. Likewise, the town itself consisted of the former villages of Heeswijk and Dinther, which have grown together. After the merger into Bernheze, the town has been split up into Heeswijk and Dinther again.

The municipality of Dinther included the town of Loosbroek
Loosbroek
Loosbroek 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....

.

Sights

  • Heeswijk Castle
  • Abbey of Berne
  • Open air theatre the Kersouwe
  • Castle Huize Zwanenburg, is a medieval fortified building from the 14th century
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