Huijbergen
Huijbergen | |
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Huijbergen Location within the Netherlands | |
Coordinates: 51°25′N 4°22′E / 51.417°N 4.367°E | |
Country | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Constituent country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Municipality | Woensdrecht |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Huijbergen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Woensdrecht, about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southeast of Bergen op Zoom, close to the Belgian border.
History[]
Huijbergen was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became a part of Woensdrecht. In 2012, it held the national cyclo-cross championships, which was won by Lars Bloom.[1]
Notable people[]
- Maria Hertogh, lived in Huijbergen from 2004 until her death in 2008.
References[]
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
External links[]
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Huijbergen". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
Coordinates: 51°26′N 4°22′E / 51.433°N 4.367°E
Categories:
- Populated places in North Brabant
- Former municipalities of North Brabant
- Woensdrecht
- North Brabant geography stubs