Terheijden Explained

Terheijden
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Pushpin Map:Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Brabant
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Drimmelen
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:2.1
Area Total Km2:14.69
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:6,230
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4844
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:076
Coordinates:51.6433°N 4.7531°W

Terheijden is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Drimmelen, about 6 km north of Breda.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1332 as van der Heyden, and means "(cultivated) heath land". Terheijden started to develop as the road to Breda deteriorated due to flooding. Around 1400, the hamlets of Hartel and Schimmae were given permission to found a church on the heath.[3]

The tower of the St. Antonius Abt church dates from the 15th century. The choir and transept were built around 1500. The church was renovated by Pierre Cuypers between 1876 and 1878. The church was damaged by fire in 1922, and war in 1944. In 1949, the damage was repaired.[4] The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1809 and is a little white church.

The Kleine Schans is a sconce built in 1830 as a result of the Belgian Revolution. An earlier sconce was built at the site in 1639 by Spanish troops during the Eighty Years' War, but was demolished in 1680.[4]

Terheijden was home to 886 people in 1840.[5] Terheijden was a separate municipality until 1997, when it became part of Drimmelen.

Transport

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 4844AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 16 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 16 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Terheijden - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 16 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Book: Terheijden . Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert. 1997 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9945 6 . 16 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Terheijden . Plaatsengids . 16 April 2022 . nl.