Haanwijk

Haanwijk is an estate and nature reserve with a manor house near Sint-Michielsgestel in North-Brabant, Netherlands.

Pettelaar and Dooibroek sport 'donks' with mixed forest and lower lying sand and mires.

There is a theory that Haanwijk was founded by members of the Herlaar family, known for the nearby castles of Oud Herlaer and, on the other side of the Dommel, Nieuw-Herlaer_Castle.

If 'Hanwic' refers to Haanwijk, it is reasonable to suppose that at that time there was already a castle or manor present, but no proof has been found for this theory.

In 1308 Haanwijk is mentioned as home of Arnold de Fine (van den Eynde), who sells a ground rent on the Hezelaar to Hendrik Swervegher.

Ridder Eugène Ambroise de Maldeghem Baron of Leyschot (1627-1693) was married to Isabella Clara Eugenie van Kesselaer (1631-1715) in 1654.

After his death, his widow bought the bouwhoeve at Haanwijk from Eugène Ambroise de Maldeghem on 1 April 1658.

In June 1682 Notary Daniel Boons sold to Aelbert van Eyl: "A nice farm at a good location at the plein in Haanwijk in Sint Michielsgestel.

Consisting of a well proportioned (wel geapproprieerde) newly built stone house and bouwhoeve etc.

She was the wife of Reichsritter Maarten Christiaan Sweerts de Landas (1629-1704), Lord of Oirschot and Best from 1672.

In 1717 their daughter Christina Clementia baroness Sweerts de Landas was mentioned as owner of Haanwijk.

[2] In 1750 Christina Sweerts de Landas rented the manor to lieutenant-General Casimir Graf von Schlippenbach.

[12][2] In 1777 Lady Anna Maria Bouwens, widow of Onno Tamminga owns Haanwijk.

They were succeeded by Nicolaas Johannes Bink (1897-1980), a lawyer who had married Bertha Louise Elise de Grancy (1890-1958), who was also a Doctor in law.

Dike near Haanwijk
Tol- of veerhuis 't Vaantje te Haanwijk (2010)
basement of 't Vaantje
't Vaantje at the bottom of a 1736 map