Beesd
Sign in to saveBeesd is a village in the Netherlands province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 16 km west of Tiel. It is situated near the river Linge and has a railway station on the railway from Dordrecht to Geldermalsen.
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Place details
- Locality
- Beesd
- Region
- Gelderland
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 2,980
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Beesd
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- nl
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Beesd, Op de Molenkade..jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View on Beesd
- Settlement.image_flag
- Beesd vlag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Beesd_wapen.svg
- Settlement.motto
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- Map NL - Geldermalsen - Beesd.png
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- The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Beesd in the former municipality of Geldermalsen. -->
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of the Netherlands
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Gelderland
- Population
- +1454
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
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Beesd is a village in the Netherlands province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and lies about 16 km west of Tiel. It is situated near the river Linge and has a railway station on the railway from Dordrecht to Geldermalsen.
== History == Beesd was first mentioned in 1224 as "in Beseth". The etymology is unclear. Beesd was founded in the Early Middle Ages on a stream ridge. It developed into a stretched out esdorp.