- Heikant (Cranendonck)
Heikant is a hamlet in the Dutch province of
North Brabant . It is located in the municipality ofCranendonck "VUGA's Alfabetische Plaatsnamengids van Nederland" (13th edition), VUGA, 1997.] , about 1.5 km southeast ofBudel ."ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland", Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.]Together with the hamlets of
Meemortel andBosch to the north, Heikant has a population of about 450.CBS Google Earth 2006 Statistical area "Heikant, Meemortel, Bosch".]According to the 19th century historian A.J. van der AavanderAa-AW|H|342|Heikant|RA1-PA336] , Heikant (or "De Heikant") consisted of 22 houses and had a population of 140 in the middle of the 19th century.
Heikant should not be confused with the former hamlet with the same name near
Gastel , 4 km to the northwest, or with any of the other hamlets named Heikant in the Netherlands.References
External links
* [http://www.kuijsten.de/atlas/nb/budel.html Map of Budel in 1868, showing the hamlet Heikant]
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