Café De Hooikar
Until 1891, Jaoneke van den Ouweland ran what was then a small farmhouse café and tollhouse along the Maastrichtsebaan.
Café De Hooikar is part of the history of this region. Until 1891, Jaoneke van den Ouweland ran what was then a small farmhouse café and tollhouse along the Maastrichtsebaan. It stood on an important trade route between Breda and Maastricht, traveled by many merchants. The road near Café De Hooikar was paved with cobblestones, and travelers had to pay toll there.
In 1891, Jaoneke moved to Gilze, where he opened a new café on the Alphensebaan—and he took the name De Hooikar with him. Remarkably, you can still visit this “new” café today. It is the oldest hospitality establishment in Gilze and has been run by the Van Den Ouweland family for five generations.
And the old farmhouse café? Locals continued to call it “Jaoneke’s Old House” for many years. Sadly, nothing remains of the original café today.
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