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Westerhoven is a village in the
Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...
province of
North Brabant North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to the w ...
. It is located in the municipality of
Bergeijk Bergeijk () is a municipality and town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. It consists of an area of and had a population of in . It is one of 21 municipalities, including Eindhoven, that make up the Eindhoven Region Co ...
, about 15 km southwest of Eindhoven.


History

Westerhoven lies in a valley between the rivers Keersop and Beekloop which flow just outside the centre of the village. The hill connecting the neighbor village Riethoven dates from
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times.
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ceramics have been found there. 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 Bergeijk () is a municipality and town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. It consists of an area of and had a population of in . It is one of 21 municipalities, including Eindhoven, that make up the Eindhoven Region Co ...
by municipality reclassification. A Second World War cemetery containing 220 British soldiers was created near Westerhoven in October 1944. It is now maintained by the
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. The spoken language is Kempenlands (an
East Brabantian East Brabantian ( nl, Oost Noord-Brabants or Oost Brabants) is one of the main divisions of the Brabantian dialect group recognized by the ''Woordenboek van de Brabantse dialecten''. East Brabantian dialects are mainly spoken in the eastern part o ...
dialect, which is very similar to colloquial
Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...
).Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants,


References

Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1997 Populated places in North Brabant Former municipalities of North Brabant Bergeijk {{NorthBrabant-geo-stub