Gees

Village

52°44′57″N 6°41′26″E / 52.74917°N 6.69056°E / 52.74917; 6.69056Area

^[1]

• Total12.72 km² (4.91 sq mi)Elevation

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16 m (52 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total615 • Density48/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

7863^[1]

Dialing code0524

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

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2022. Two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 7863PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b Ronald Stenvert (2001). Gees (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 126. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^ "Gees - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Gees". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.