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

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


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