Beek, Montferland

Village in Gelderland, Netherlands

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51°54′21″N 6°11′16″E / 51.90583°N 6.18778°E / 51.90583; 6.18778CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandMunicipalityMontferlandArea

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• Total8.19 km² (3.16 sq mi)Elevation

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12 m (39 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total1,560 • Density190/km² (490/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

6941^[1]

Dialing code0316

Beek is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality Montferland, about 5 km southeast of Didam.^[3]

History

It was first mentioned in 1206 as Beke, and means brook.^[4] The St Martinus Church dates from 1868. The tower was built in 1884 and has 15th century elements. The guild house St. Jan was constructed in 1897.^[5] In 1840, it was home to 573 people.^[6]

Notable people

Clemens Westerhof (born 1940), football manager^[7]

Gallery

Pub in Beek
Guild hose in Beek
Tree in front of church
Demonstration against the nuclear reactor in Kalkar causes traffic jam at border crossing

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 6941AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
^ "Beek - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Beek" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^ "Beek (Montferland)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
^ "Clemens Westerhof – Nigerian National team's most successful coach". Life and Times News. 2 February 2018.