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Gees
Gees
Village
	Dorpsgezicht Gees
	Gees Gees
	Coordinates: 52°44′57″N 6°41′26″E / 52.74917°N 6.69056°E
Area
• Total	12.72 km2 (4.91 sq mi)
Elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	615
• Density	48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7863
Dialing code	0524

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

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

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[stat-1] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2022. Two entries

[AHN-2] "Postcodetool for 7863PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[monument-3] 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.

[plaats-5] "Gees". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2022.

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