Beets, Netherlands

Beets is a village in the northwest Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam, North Holland, and lies about 9 km southwest of Hoorn.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1435 as "van der Beetze", and means "low lying land". Beets developed in the late 13th century on the southern part of the Beetskoog polder.
The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled cruciform church from the 15th century. It was restored in 1873 and 1961.
Beets was home to 412 people in 1840. Until 1970, Beets was a separate municipality. In 2016, it became part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam.