Beutenaken ( li, Böätenake) is a

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in the southeastern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. It is part of the village of

Slenaken Slenaken ( Limburgish: ''Sjlennich'') is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. Slenaken was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with Wittem. History On a bank of the River Gulp, just to the south of Slenaken, is the " ...

in the municipality of

Gulpen-Wittem Gulpen-Wittem (; li, Gullepe-Wittem ) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands (in the province of Limburg) with inhabitants as of . Gulpen-Wittem came into being after the merger of the municipalities Gulpen and Wittem. This took plac ...

Limburg Limburg or Limbourg may refer to: Regions * Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium * Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands * Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...

, about 20 km east of

Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...

. Older names for the village are Bottinachs, Butenacho and Butenachen. The village is built as a

linear settlement A linear settlement is a (normally small to medium-sized) settlement or group of buildings that is formed in a long line. Many of these settlements are formed along a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Others form due to physical re ...

in the valley of the Gulp river, on a road connecting Waterop with

. The village has a chapel dedicated to Maria dating from 1880 and a chapel dedicated to the Sacred heart dating from 1929. Also it has several

timber framing Timber framing (german: Holzfachwerk) and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden ...

buildings, including a farm located at Beutenaken 38, which dates from the 18th century and has been designated a

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.Beutenaken 38
on the Dutch monument register

Gallery

File:Beutenaken 38 (3).JPG, Beutenaken 38, monumental farm File:Gulp@Beutenaken.jpg, River Gulp in Beutenaken File:Beutenaken-Voorde bij Gulpenergrensweg.JPG, Crossing of the river Gulp File:Beutenaken-Wegkruis Beutenaken-Grote Bosweg.JPG, Road cross

References

External links

Beutenaken
on Plaats.nl * {{Authority control Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Gulpen-Wittem