Beesd is a village in the
Dutch province of
Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of
West Betuwe, and lies about 16 km west of
Tiel. It is situated near the river
Linge and has a
railway station on the railway from
Dordrecht to
Geldermalsen.
History
Beesd was first mentioned in 1224 as "in Beseth". The etymology is unclear. Beesd was founded in the Early Middle Ages on a stream ridge. It developed into a stretched out ''
esdorp''.
The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church with detached tower. The lower part of tower dates from around 1500. The current church is the result of an extensive modification and rebuilding in 1825.
Beesd was home to 1,282 people in 1840. Beesd was an independent municipality.
In 1883,
Beesd railway station opened on the
Dordrecht to
Elst railway line. The building was demolished in 1985, but it is still an active station.
In 1978, it was merged into
Geldermalsen. In 2019, it became part of
West Betuwe.
Notable people
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Abraham Kuyper
Abraham Kuyper (; ; 29 October 1837 – 8 November 1920) was the Prime Minister of the Netherlands between 1901 and 1905, an influential neo-Calvinist theologian and a journalist. He established the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands, which upo ...
, pastor, journalist, and Prime Minister of the Netherlands. Kuyper served as the pastor of the Reformed Church in Beesd from 1863 to 1867.
Gallery
File:Beesd, Kerk de Heilige Kruisverheffing RM16471 IMG 9454 2021-06-13 16.54.jpg, Beesd, church: Kerk de Heilige Kruisverheffing
File:Mariënwaerdt.jpg, Mariënwaerdt
File:Traditional house built along the Linge riverdike at Beesd-Enspijk - panoramio.jpg, House along the dike
File:HUA-153035-Gezicht op de perronzijde van het NS station Beesd te Beesd.jpg, Railway station (building has been demolished)
References
External links
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Beesd website
Populated places in Gelderland
Former municipalities of Gelderland
West Betuwe
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