Gees is a village in the
Netherlands
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and it is part of the
Coevorden
Coevorden (; nds-nl, Koevern) is a city and municipality in the province of Drenthe, Netherlands. During the 1998 municipal reorganisation in the province, Coevorden merged with Dalen, Sleen, Oosterhesselen and Zweeloo, retaining its name. In ...
municipality in
Drenthe.
Gees is an ''
esdorp
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An ''Angerdorf'' (plural: ''Angerdörfer'') is a type of village that is characterised by the houses and farmsteads being laid out around a central grassed area, the ''anger'' (from the Old High German ''angar'' =pasture or grassy place ...
'' 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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