Westerhoven
 flag |
 coat of arms |
| province |
 North Brabant
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| local community |
 Bergeijk
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Area - land - water |
1.42 km 2 1.42 km 2 0 km 2 |
| Residents | 1,920 (Jan. 1, 2018) |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 20 ' N , 5 ° 24' E |
| Important traffic route |
 
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| prefix | 040 |
| Postcodes | 5521, 5551, 5556, 5563, 5571 |
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Westerhoven is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant . It belongs to the municipality of Bergeijk and is located about 15 kilometers southwest of Eindhoven . The place currently has 1920 inhabitants.
history
More than 10,000 years old star tools were found in the area around Westerhoven, indicating that the region was inhabited from the Stone Age to the early Middle Ages.
In 1331 Duke Johann III. von Brabant gave the inhabitants of Westerhoven the agricultural use of the heather . Emperor Charles V confirmed this right in 1544. Until the end of the 18th century, the heather was used by the villagers.
Before 1468 Westerhoven was subject to the town council of Eersel , whose members were appointed by the Duke of Brabant. Thereafter, Charles the Bold granted free councilors to Bergeijk and Westerhoven was now administratively assigned to the Bergeijk council, along with other villages.
From 1810 to January 1, 1997, Westerhoven was an independent municipality, after which it became part of the Bergeijk municipality together with the villages of Riethoven and Luyksgestel. At the time of the merger, the municipality of Westerhoven had 1,822 inhabitants.
tourism
The De Kempervennen amusement park , which belongs to Centerparcs and was built in 1983 on the site of the former Eurostrand park, is located in Westerhoven .
politics
Former councilor
Until the municipality was dissolved, the following distribution of seats had been made since 1982:
| Political party | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994 | |
| Core '62 | 4th | 3 | 4th | 5 |
| Westerhoven 2000 a | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Westerhoven's concern | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| total | 7th | 7th | 7th | 9 |
- Remarks
Sons and daughters
- Johannes Biermans (1871-1941), Roman Catholic bishop, Superior General Mill Hill missionaries
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2018 . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , October 26, 2018, accessed December 18, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Bergeijk algemeen Historie ( Memento of the original dated May 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , bergeijk.nl
- ↑ Repertory van Nederlandse gemeenten vanaf 1812 (PDF; 8.9 MB)
- ^ Population statistics, Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , Netherlands
- ↑ History of Center Parcs Europe ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Results of the local elections , accessed on December 18, 2018 (Dutch)
