Heikant is a hamlet in the Dutch

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...

 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 :...

. It is located in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam

Alphen-Chaam

- Population centres :Towns:*Alphen *Chaam *Galder Hamlets :*Alphen-Boshoven*Alphen-Oosterwijk*Boslust*Cauwelaar...

, about 2 km northeast of Chaam

Chaam

Chaam is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam, about 13 km southeast of Breda.Chaam was a separate municipality until 1997, when it was merged with Alphen....

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According to the 19th century historian A.J. van der Aa, Heikant (or "De Heikant") consisted of 37 houses and had a population of 230 in the middle of the 19th century. The Roman Catholic Church of the parish of Chaam used to be in this hamlet, but it was moved to the village of Chaam in 1842.

Heikant should not be confused with any of the other hamlets named Heikant

Heikant

Heikant is the name of several villages in the south of the Netherlands and in Belgium.-Province of North Brabant:*Heikant, Alphen-Chaam near Chaam.*Heikant, Oordeel or "Oordeel Heikant" near Baarle-Nassau*Heikant, Ulicoten near Ulicoten in Baarle-Nassau...

in the Netherlands.

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Map of Chaam in 1868, showing the hamlet Heikant as "De Heijkant".