Beckum is a small village 3 km (2 mi) south of Hengelo, Netherlands. The village lies in the municipality of Hengelo, between Hengelo and Haaksbergen.

It was first mentioned in 1268 as Beckem, and might mean "settlement along a brook".[3] In 1840, it was home to 304 people. At the centre of the village is the Roman Catholic Church of St. Blasius, built in 1938.[4] The postal authorities have placed it under Haaksbergen.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 7482AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Beckum". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Beckum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Postcode 7482 in Haaksbergen". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2022.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beckum,_Netherlands
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