Giesbeek

Village in Gelderland, Netherlands

51°59′40″N 6°04′10″E / 51.99444°N 6.06944°E / 51.99444; 6.06944CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandMunicipalityZevenaarArea

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• Total1.81 km² (0.70 sq mi)Elevation

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11 m (36 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total2,695 • Density1,500/km² (3,900/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

6987^[1]

Dialing code0313

Giesbeek is a village in the municipality of Zevenaar in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands.

The village was first mentioned between 1378 and 1379 to Ghisebeke. The etymology is unclear.^[3] In 1840, it was home to 399 people. The Roman Catholic St. Martinus Church was built in 1909 as a replacement of an 1834 church. The tower was destroyed in 1945, and initially not rebuilt. In 2010, a new tower was officially opened.^[4]

The grist mill De Hoop was built in 1888. In 1964, it was decommissioned, and the interior and the artificial hill were removed. In 1979, it was bought by the municipality, restored in 1981, and once again grinding flour for bakeries.^[5]

Gallery

Village
Church
Windmill
Camping during a storm

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 6987AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ "Giesbeek - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ "Giesbeek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ "De Hoop". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.