Beerschoten | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Utrecht#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Utrecht |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Utrechtse Heuvelrug |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 3709 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 030 |
Coordinates: | 52.0669°N 5.2669°W |
Beerschoten is a hamlet in the municipality Utrechtse Heuvelrug, in the Dutch province Utrecht.
Beerschoten lies on the edge of a forest between the towns of Zeist (to the northwest) and Driebergen-Rijsenburg (to the southeast). Just north of the hamlet is the railway station Driebergen-Zeist. The hamlet grew around the estate "Beerschoten-Willinkshof". It was first mentioned in 1874 Beerschoten and was named after a manor house with was demolished in 1850.[1] It is not a statistical entity,[2] and the postal authorities have placed it under Zeist.[3]