Gees is a village in the
Netherlands
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and it is part of the
Coevorden municipality in
Drenthe
Drenthe () is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and the German state of Lower Saxony to the east. As of Nov ...
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Gees is an ''
esdorp'' which developed in the Middle Ages on higher ground.
It was first mentioned in 1207 or 1208 as Gies. The etymology is unclear.
In 1840, the village was home to 465 people.
The first church was built in 1857,
and has been replaced in 1913.
References
Coevorden
Populated places in Drenthe
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