Geesbrug Explained

Geesbrug
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Drenthe
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Coevorden
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:15
Area Total Km2:19.01
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,355
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:7917
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0524
Coordinates:52.7278°N 6.6339°W

Geesbrug is a village in the Netherlands and is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe.

Geesburg was first mentioned in 1913, and means the bridge near Gees.[3]

Work Camp Geesburg

Work Camp Geesburg was built in the 1930s for the unemployed.[4] In 1942, it was used as a Jewish forced labour camp to cultivate the land. They were later moved to Westerbork transit camp.[5]

In 1949, Indonesia became independent, and the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army was disbanded. The islands of Ambon, Buru, and Seram had fought on side of the Netherlands, and proclaimed the Republic of South Maluku which resulted in an attack by Indonesia. In 1951, 12,000 refugees from South Maluku were temporarily resettled in the Netherlands.[6] A group of refugees was resettled in Camp Geesbrug. The camp is nowadays in use as a pig farm.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 7917TA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 12 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 13 March 2022. Two entries.
  3. Web site: Geesbrug - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 13 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Werkkamp Geesbrug . Joods Amsterdam . 13 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Geesbrug . Plaatsengids . 13 March 2022 . nl.
  6. Ambon, een blok aan Nederlands been . J.H.W. Veenstra . Ons Erfdeel . 1978 . 511–512 . nl . 13 March 2022.
  7. Web site: Geesbrug achter het hek . Moluks Erfgoed . Marjolijn Kok . 13 March 2022 . nl.