Gees | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 16 |
Area Total Km2: | 12.72 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 615 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 7863 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0524 |
Coordinates: | 52.7492°N 6.6906°W |
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]