Huijbergen

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.

Huijbergen
Coat of arms
Huijbergen
Location within the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°25′N 4°22′E
CountryKingdom of the Netherlands
Constituent country Netherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityWoensdrecht
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.


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