Hedikhuizen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant . It is located in the municipality of Heusden , about 3 km east of that city.
6-463: The village was first mentioned in 997 as Hittinchusen, and means "settlement of the people of Hiddo (person)". Hedikhuizen is a linear settlement along the dike of the Maas . In 1773, the river was canalised and the meander on which Hedikhuizen is situated was cut off. The former Dutch Reformed church dated from the 15th century, and had a 13th century tower. In 1944, it was severely damaged by war. Parts of
12-407: Is a (normally small to medium-sized) settlement or group of buildings that is formed in a long line. Many of these settlements are formed along a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Others form due to physical restrictions, such as coastlines, mountains, hills or valleys. Linear settlements may have no obvious centre. In the case of settlements built along a route, the route predated
18-425: Is notable for its 9 km long, single main street and its thin strips of farm land, inhabited by 6000 people. Linear designs have also been proposed for new city and district development projects, such as Arturo Soria y Mata 's linear city , Michael Graves and Peter Eisenman 's linear city , Madrid 's Ciudad Lineal district, and Saudi Arabia 's The Line . Such designs have been criticized as expressing
24-493: Is the outward spread of an existing town along a main street , and with a nucleated settlement , which is a group of buildings clustered around a central point. Particular types of linear settlements are linear village , chain village , street village ( Polish : ulicówka ; German : Straßendorf , Lithuanian : gatvinis kaimas , French : village-rue ), and some others. Different countries have varying classifications of linear settlements. Sułoszowa , Poland,
30-423: The settlement, and then the settlement grew along the transport route. Often, it is only a single street with houses on either side of the road. Mileham , Norfolk, England is an example of this pattern. Later development may add side turnings and districts away from the original main street. Places such as Southport , England developed in this way. A linear settlement is in contrast with ribbon development , which
36-525: The tower have been used to restore the western side. The building is nowadays a residential home and studio. Fort Hedikhuizen was part of the defensive works for the city of Heusden . The fort was built between 1860 and 1863, but became obsolete in 1886. Hedikhuizen was home to 227 people in 1840. Hedikhuizen was a separate municipality until 1935, when the municipality was divided between Vlijmen and Heusden . The village of Hedikhuizen became part of Heusden. Linear settlement A linear settlement
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