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Beets
—  Town  —
Beets wapen
Coat of arms
Dutch Municipality Zeevang 2006
Map NL - Zeevang - Beets
The village centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Beets in the municipality of Zeevang.
Coordinates: 52°35′21″N 4°58′39″E / 52.58917, 4.9775Coordinates: 52°35′21″N 4°58′39″E / 52.58917, 4.9775
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Municipality Zeevang
Area
 • Total 4 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population (2009)[1]
 • Total 541
 • Density 140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 1475
Dialing code 0299

Beets (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbeːts]; West Frisian: Beetse) is a village in the northwest Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Zeevang, North Holland, and lies about 9 km southwest of Hoorn.

In 2001, the small village centre of Beets had 243 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.05 km², and contained 100 residences.[2] The statistical district "Beets", which covers the village and the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 550.[3]

Until 1970, Beets was a separate municipality.[4]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Gemeente Zeevang (2009) "Gemeente in cijfers" Gemeentegids Amsterdam: De Telefoongids BV pp. 7.
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  3. ^ Statistics Netherlands, 2007. Figures are for the year 2006. Statistics are available in Google Earth format.
  4. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.


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