Goes () is a

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

and

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

in the southwestern

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on Zuid-Beveland, in the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions out ...

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. The city of Goes has approximately 27,000 residents.

History

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Goes was founded in the 10th century on the edge of a creek: de Korte Gos (the Short Gos). The village grew fast, and in the early 12th century it had a market square and a church devoted to

Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to his crucifixion and resurre ...

. By 1300 it had a brick castle, now known as

Oostende Castle Oostende Castle is a castle in Goes, the Netherlands. The current castle was part of a motte-and-bailey castle. Its grounds formed the outer bailey. The motte was directly south of it, now under the Maria Magdalena Church. The castle consists o ...

. In 1405 Goes received

city rights Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the traditio ...

from William, Duke of Bavaria, by his right as

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, and in 1417 it was allowed to build town walls. The prosperity of the city was based upon the cloth industry and the production of salt. In the 16th century Goes declined. Its connection to the sea silted up and in 1554 a large fire destroyed part of the city. In the Autumn of 1572, during the course of the

Eighty Years' War The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt ( nl, Nederlandse Opstand) ( c.1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the Ref ...

, Goes, in the

Spanish Netherlands Spanish Netherlands ( Spanish: Países Bajos Españoles; Dutch: Spaanse Nederlanden; French: Pays-Bas espagnols; German: Spanische Niederlande.) (historically in Spanish: ''Flandes'', the name "Flanders" was used as a '' pars pro toto'') was the ...

, was besieged by Dutch forces with the support of English troops. The siege was relieved in October 1572 by Spanish Tercios, who waded across the

Scheldt The Scheldt (french: Escaut ; nl, Schelde ) is a river that flows through northern France, western Belgium, and the southwestern part of the Netherlands, with its mouth at the North Sea. Its name is derived from an adjective corresponding to ...

to attack the besieging forces. In 1577 the Spanish soldiers who occupied Goes were driven out by Prince Maurits of Nassau. The prince built a defence wall around Goes, which is still partly standing. From the 17th century Goes did not play an important role, except as an agricultural centre. In 1868 a railway was constructed through it, but this did not lead to industrialisation. Agriculture remains the most important economic activity. Although the Netherlands were neutral in the First World War, seven bombs hit Goes and Kloetinge, due to an error by a British airplane. A house in Magdalenastreet in Goes was destroyed and one person killed. Goes did not suffer extensive damage during the Second World War, but was under German occupation until 1944. Goes did not experience much population growth until the 1970s and 1980s. Then, the city grew fast because of new districts like Goese Meer, Oostmolenpark, Overzuid and Ouverture being constructed. Goes is now the fourth largest economic centre in Zeeland. New districts are in preparation, amongst them Goese Schans, Mannee and Aria, where 3,000 new houses are to be built.

Population centers

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of Goes (town), Sept. 2014.''

Districts

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Goes ''was'' twinned with: On 22 july 2021 the town council decided to end the twinning.Town council meeting 22 july 2021, item 10 (in Dutch

online consulted 2022-03-28.

Transport

Railway Station: Goes railway station, Goes On the railway line between Vlissingen and Roosendaal.

Notable people

Public thinking & Public Service

Cornelis Caesar Cornelis Caesar (–1657) was a Dutch merchant and Dutch East India Company official, serving as Governor of Formosa from 1653 to 1656.Andrade, Appendix B. Early career After joining the Dutch East India Company, Caesar arrived for his first pos ...

(ca.1610 in Goes – 1657) a Dutch merchant and

Governor of Formosa The governor of Formosa ( nl, gouverneur van Formosa; ) was the head of government during the Dutch colonial period in Taiwan, which lasted from 1624 to 1662. Appointed by the governor-general of the Dutch East Indies in Batavia (modern-day J ...

1653/56 * C. H. D. Buys Ballot (1817 in Kloetinge – 1890) a Dutch chemist and meteorologist, invented Buys Ballot's law *

Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte (22 March 1822 – 3 March 1902) was a Dutch politician who briefly served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands in 1866, and as Minister of Colonial Affairs from 1863 to 1866 and 1872 to 1874. Career ...

(1822 in Goes – 1902) a Dutch politician *

Jacob Adriaan de Wilde Jacob Adriaan de Wilde (7 January 1879 – 10 January 1956) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist. De Wilde attended the Gymnasium Haganum in T ...

(1879 in Goes – 1956) a Dutch politician and jurist *

Leendert Ginjaar Leendert Ginjaar (28 May 1928 – 17 September 2003) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and chemist. Ginjaar attended a Gymnasium in Leiden from April 1940 until May 1946 and applied at the Leiden Uni ...

(1928 – 2003 in Goes) a Dutch politician and chemist *

Bas van Fraassen Bastiaan Cornelis van Fraassen (; born 1941) is a Dutch-American philosopher noted for his contributions to philosophy of science, epistemology and formal logic. He is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at San Francisco State University an ...

(born 1941 in Goes) a Dutch-American philosopher, partic.

philosophy of science Philosophy of science is a branch of philosophy concerned with the foundations, methods, and implications of science. The central questions of this study concern what qualifies as science, the reliability of scientific theories, and the ultim ...

Albert J.R. Heck Albert J.R. Heck (born 25 November 1964) is a Dutch scientist and professor at Utrecht University, the Netherlands in the field of mass spectrometry and proteomics. He is known for his work on technologies to study proteins in their natural envir ...

(born 1964 in Goes) a Dutch scientist and academic, partic.

mass spectrometry Mass spectrometry (MS) is an analytical technique that is used to measure the mass-to-charge ratio of ions. The results are presented as a '' mass spectrum'', a plot of intensity as a function of the mass-to-charge ratio. Mass spectrometry is u ...

and

proteomics Proteomics is the large-scale study of proteins. Proteins are vital parts of living organisms, with many functions such as the formation of structural fibers of muscle tissue, enzymatic digestion of food, or synthesis and replication of DNA. I ...

* Katinka Simonse (born 1979 in Goes) known as

Tinkebell Katinka Simonse (born 10 June 1979), professionally known as Tinkebell, is a Dutch artist who engages with issues around animals and how people treat them. Career Tinkebell's projects have English names, and are not translations from Dutch. ...

, a controversial campaigner on animal issues

The Arts

* Willem Eversdijck (ca.1620 in Goes - 1671) a

Dutch Golden Age The Dutch Golden Age ( nl, Gouden Eeuw ) was a period in the history of the Netherlands, roughly spanning the era from 1588 (the birth of the Dutch Republic) to 1672 (the Rampjaar, "Disaster Year"), in which Dutch trade, science, and art and ...

painter * Pieter Peutemans (1641 in Goes – 1698) a

painter. * Pieter Adriaan Jacobus Moojen (1879 in Kloetinge - 1955) a Netherlands-Indies architect, painter and writer * Leo van Doeselaar (born 1954 in Goes) a Dutch classical organist and conductor *

Adriaan Luteijn Adriaan Luteijn (born 1964) is a Dutch choreographer who has worked with many dancers and ensembles in the Netherlands and in other countries. Career Adriaan Luteijn was born 's Heer Arendskerke, a village in the southwest of the Netherlands, i ...

(born 1964 in 's Heer Arendskerke) a freelance Dutch choreographer *

Boudewijn Vincent Bonebakker Boudewijn Vincent Bonebakker (born April 16, 1968) was born and raised in the town of Goes but moved to Breda at the age of 18. He is best known as the guitarist of Gorefest. Career He bought his first guitar at the age of sixteen. His father tol ...

(born 1968 in Goes) and

Frank Harthoorn Gorefest was a Dutch death metal band from Goes in Zeeland. It was founded in 1989 by Jan-Chris de Koeijer, Frank Harthoorn, Alex van Schaik and Marc Hoogendoorn. History Within two months of existence Gorefest recorded their first demo. A ...

, guitarists of Gorefest

Sport

Myrna Veenstra Myrna Veenstra (born 4 March 1975) is a former field hockey player from the Netherlands. She was born in Goes and played 79 international matches for the Netherlands as a defender. During her international career, she scored one goal. Veenstra ...

(born 1975 in Goes) a former field hockey player, bronze medallist at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

* Martijn Dieleman (born 1979 in Goes) a former Dutch male volleyball player, competed at the

Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (born 4 November 1991) is a professional tennis player from the Netherlands. She has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as nine singles and 17 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 6 June 2022, she reached ...

(born 1991 in Spijkenisse) a Dutch tennis player

Gallery

File:Goes olden haavn.jpg, Goes olden haavn File:Beeld Bergweg.jpg, Beeld Bergweg File:Goes 08827.jpg, De veste (canal) in Goes File:Goese Golf Clubhuis.jpg, Goese Golf Clubhuis

References

External links

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Official website
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