Gees

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Gees
Village
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Dorpsgezicht Gees
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Gees
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Gees
Coordinates: 52°44′57″N6°41′26″E / 52.74917°N 6.69056°E / 52.74917; 6.69056
Area
[1]
 • Total
12.72 km2 (4.91 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
615
 • Density48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7863 [1]
Dialing code 0524

Gees is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe.

Gees is an esdorp which developed in the Middle Ages on higher ground. [3] It was first mentioned in 1207 or 1208 as Gies. The etymology is unclear. [4] In 1840, the village was home to 465 people. [5] The first church was built in 1857, [5] and has been replaced in 1913. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2022. Two entries
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 7863PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 Ronald Stenvert (2001). Gees (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 126. ISBN   90 400 9454 3 . Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Gees - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Gees". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.


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