Bernheze () 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

Topography

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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Bernheze, June 2015.

Notable people

  • Marco Verkuylen (born 1967 in Heeswijk-Dinther) an electronic music DJ who works as Marco V
  • Loek van Wely (born 1972 in Heesch) a chess player and politician

Sport

  • Kirsten van de Ven (born 1985 in Heesch) a former professional footballer
  • Raymon van der Biezen (born 1987 in Heesch) a BMX racer, competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics
  • Dave van der Burg (born 1993 in Heesch) a BMX rider, qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics
  • Vincent Janssen (born 1994 in Heesch) a professional footballer who plays in Mexico
  • Sjef van den Berg (born 1995 in Heeswijk-Dinther) a competitive archer, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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File:Heeswijk, kasteel Heeswijk hoofdgebouw RM513894 positie2 foto1 2014-05-19 16.59.jpg|Heeswijk castle, main building

File:Nistelrode, monumentaal pand huis 1c foto1 2012-03-19 14.41.JPG|Nistelrode, monumental house

File:Raadhuis-heesch.jpg|Raadhuis, Heesch

File:Dinther (Bernheze) sculptuur door F...Goossens.JPG|Dinther (Bernheze) sculptuur

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References

  • Official website