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in 1578. After this the sisters moved to Ghent. Because
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before the Norman invasion. A little later it fall under the control of the lords of
Heusden. After the marriage in 1212 of Beatrix van Heusden to
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The oldest mention of the village is when, in the 11th century, the Abbot
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Heusden was therefore named after "the area of
Kusidinios".
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544:Nieuwenbosch Abbey
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311:Kusidiniom
298:Kusidiniom
271:Cistercian
201:Population
104:51°01′41″N
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273:Abbey of
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243:Othejbold
153:Community
107:3°48′00″E
292:Toponymy
247:Norsemen
177:Province
471:Gallery
435:castles
415:Scheldt
350:Heusden
321:History
315:Heusden
228:Belgian
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132:Country
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