Beets, Netherlands
Appearance
Beets | |
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Village | |
Church of Beets | |
Coordinates: 52°35′21″N 4°58′39″E / 52.58917°N 4.97750°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Holland |
Municipality | Edam-Volendam |
Area | |
• Total | 4.05 km2 (1.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | −0.5 m (−1.6 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 540 |
• Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 1475[1] |
Dialing code | 0299 |
Beets (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbeːts]) is a village in the northwest Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam, North Holland, and lies about 9 km southwest of Hoorn.
History
[edit]The village was first mentioned in 1435 as "van der Beetze", and means "low lying (often flooded in the winter) land".[3] Beets developed in the late 13th century on the southern part of the Beetskoog polder.[4]
The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled cruciform church from the 15th century. It was restored in 1873 and 1961.[4]
Beets was home to 412 people in 1840.[5] Until 1970, Beets was a separate municipality.[6] In 2016, it became part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam.[5]
Gallery
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Farm in Beets
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Farm in Beets
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1475AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Beets - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ a b Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Beets" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Beets". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.