Westerhoven

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.

Westerhoven
Coordinates: 51°19′58″N 5°23′53″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityBergeijk
Population
2,003

History

Westerhoven lies in a valley between the rivers 'Keersop' and 'Beekloop' which both flow just outside the centre of the village through a nice piece of nature. Already in prehistoric times there appears to be a settling of nomad tribes in this attractive area. The hill connecting the neighbor village Riethoven dates from Roman times. There has been found Frankish ceramics when they removed an old oak shore.[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
  1. "Inventariserend veldonderzoek. Plangebied Westerhoven Daalakkers, gemeente Bergeijk" (PDF). Projectbureau Amsterdams Archeologisch Centrum. 2005-09-02.
  2. "Inventariserend veldonderzoek plangebied Westerhoven Leemskuilen, Gemeente Bergeijk" (PDF). Facultiteit der Geesteswetenschappen Amsterdams Archeologisch Centrum. 2005-07-28.
  3. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
  4. Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, ISBN 9012090105


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