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Heeswijk
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Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Hézzik Bernheze dialect form
Etymology
All from (a reflex of) nl odt *hēsi brushwood wijk.
(Bernheze) Potentially attested as essuic in 1076-1081, attested with certainty as hesewich in 1196. Currently part of the twin village of nl Heeswijk-Dinther.
(Land van Cuijk) Attested as Heeswijk in 1838-1857.
(Utrecht) First attested as hesewic and hesewik in 1204.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɦeːs.ʋɛi̯k/
nl Hees wijk
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Bernheze p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl hamlet mun/Land van Cuijk p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl hamlet mun/Montfoort p/Utrecht c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Heeswijkenaar
nl Heeswijks
nl Heeswijk-Dinther
nl Heeswijkse Kampen
References
heeswijk