Sint Willebrord is a town in the municipality of
Rucphen
Rucphen () is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands between Roosendaal and Etten-Leur, south of the railway, but without a train-station.
Population centres
Topography
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. It is also known by the name 't Heike which was the semi-official name up until 1950/1970 (mostly written as Theike, or less often Heike), which is the diminutive form of ''hei'' (''heath'') in local dialect. This town was formed on the former boundary between the "Baronie of
Breda" and "Het Markizaat of
Bergen op Zoom
Bergen op Zoom (; called ''Berrege'' in the local dialect) is a municipality and a city located in the south of the Netherlands.
Etymology
The city was built on a place where two types of soil meet: sandy soil and marine clay. The sandy soil ...
". Sint Willebrord is the largest of the five towns in the municipality of Rucphen. During
Carnaval the town goes by the name of Heikneutersland Basically meaning ´Hillbillies´ land´ or ´Redneck's land´. The name "Sint Willebrord" comes from
Saint Willibrord
Willibrord (; 658 – 7 November AD 739) was an Anglo-Saxon missionary and saint, known as the "Apostle to the Frisians" in the modern Netherlands. He became the first bishop of Utrecht and died at Echternach, Luxembourg.
Early life
His father ...
. ''Sint'' is the usual form in Dutch names to represent
saints. Cyclist
Wim van Est and footballer Rini (Pallack) Konings were famous sports personalities from Sint Willebrord.
Gallery
File:Sint Willebrord P1060931.JPG, Apartment building
File:Basisschool P1060936.JPG, School in Sint Willebrord
File:Overzicht met toegang tot het park - Sint Willebrord - 20413070 - RCE.jpg, Park in Sint Willebrord
References
Populated places in North Brabant
Rucphen
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