Westerhoven

Village in North Brabant, Netherlands

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51°19′58″N 5°23′53″E / 51.33278°N 5.39806°E / 51.33278; 5.39806Country

NetherlandsProvince

North BrabantMunicipality

BergeijkPopulation

2,003Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postcode

5563

Area code040

Westerhoven is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Bergeijk, about 15 km southwest of Eindhoven.

History

Westerhoven lies in a valley between the rivers Keersop and Beekloop which flow just outside the centre of the village.

The hill connecting the neighbor village Riethoven dates from Roman times. Frankish ceramics have been found there.^[1]^[2]

Westerhoven used to be part of the ‘heerlijkheid’ Bergeyk but became independent in 1810. Westerhoven was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became part of Bergeijk by municipality reclassification.^[3]

A Second World War cemetery containing 220 British soldiers was created near Westerhoven in October 1944. It is now maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

The spoken language is Kempenlands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).^[4]

References

^ "Inventariserend veldonderzoek. Plangebied Westerhoven Daalakkers, gemeente Bergeijk" (PDF). Projectbureau Amsterdams Archeologisch Centrum. 2005-09-02.
^ "Inventariserend veldonderzoek plangebied Westerhoven Leemskuilen, Gemeente Bergeijk" (PDF). Facultiteit der Geesteswetenschappen Amsterdams Archeologisch Centrum. 2005-07-28.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
^ Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, ISBN 9012090105