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(Redirected from Beers (Netherlands)) Village in North Brabant, Netherlands
Beers
Village
Catholic churchCatholic church
Coat of arms of BeersCoat of arms
Beers is located in North BrabantBeersBeersLocation in the province of North Brabant in the NetherlandsShow map of North BrabantBeers is located in NetherlandsBeersBeersBeers (Netherlands)Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°43′28″N 5°49′49″E / 51.72444°N 5.83028°E / 51.72444; 5.83028
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityLand van Cuijk
Area
 • Total13.38 km (5.17 sq mi)
Elevation11 m (36 ft)
Population
 • Total1,725
 • Density130/km (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code5437
Dialing code0485

Beers (Brabants: Bèèrs) is a village in the former Dutch municipality of Cuijk. It is located about 4 km west of Cuijk. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk.

Beers has a population of about 1,721, of which 1,305 reside in the village itself, and 416 in the surrounding countryside, including the hamlets De Plaats and Dommelsvoort.

Until 1994, Beers was a separate municipality.

Toponymy

The name Beers might come from bere or baren, which can mean mud or stuff in Dutch.

History

Beers is first noted in a document that was written between 1050 and 1200. In it Beers was named Berse. The family Van Beerse was a vassal from the Lord of Cuijk, making Beers belong to the municipality of Cuijk. This vassal however, did own a small castle surrounded by a moat, named De Broekhof.

Around 1814, at the end of the French age and at the beginning of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Beers became a separate municipality. In 1942, Great-Linden and Gassel joined Beers. In 1994 the municipality of Beers was repealed. Gassel joined the municipality of Grave, North Brabant, while Beers and Great-Linden (today Linden, North Brabant) joined Cuijk.

Gallery

  • The former municipal hall of Beers. The former municipal hall of Beers.
  • Beers, church and statue of child dressed up as elderly woman Beers, church and statue of child dressed up as elderly woman
  • Bandstand Bandstand
  • View on Beers View on Beers

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 5437AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. Statistics Netherlands, 2007. Figures are for the year 2006. Statistics are available in Google Earth format. Statistical areas "Beers" and "Verspreide huizen Beers".
  4. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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