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Village in North Holland, Netherlands
Beets
Village
Church of BeetsChurch of Beets
Coat of arms of BeetsCoat of arms
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Coordinates: 52°35′21″N 4°58′39″E / 52.58917°N 4.97750°E / 52.58917; 4.97750
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
MunicipalityEdam-Volendam
Area
 • Total4.05 km (1.56 sq mi)
Elevation−0.5 m (−1.6 ft)
Population
 • Total540
 • Density130/km (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code1475
Dialing code0299

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

The village was first mentioned in 1435 as "van der Beetze", and means "low lying (often flooded in the winter) land". Beets developed in the late 13th century on the southern part of the Beetskoog polder.

The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled cruciform church from the 15th century. It was restored in 1873 and 1961.

Beets was home to 412 people in 1840. Until 1970, Beets was a separate municipality. In 2016, it became part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam.

Gallery

  • Farm in Beets Farm in Beets
  • Farm in Beets Farm in Beets

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 1475AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  3. "Beets - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  4. ^ Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Beets" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Beets". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  6. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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