Gees

{{Other uses|Gee (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Gees

| settlement_type = Village

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| image_skyline = Dorpsgezicht Gees.jpg

| imagesize = 250px

| image_caption = Dorpsgezicht Gees

| pushpin_map = Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands

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| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 7863PA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 12 March 2022 }}

| elevation_m = 16

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| area_total_km2 = 12.72

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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=13 March 2022 |quote=Two entries}}

| population_total = 615

| population_as_of = 2021

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_density_urban_km2 = auto

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 7863

| area_code_type = Dialing code

| area_code = 0524

| coordinates = {{coord|52|44|57|N|6|41|26|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}

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Gees is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe.

Gees is an esdorp which developed in the Middle Ages on higher ground.{{cite book|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu07_01/sten009monu07_01_0041.php |title=Gees |author=Ronald Stenvert |page=126 |year=2001 |location=Zwolle |publisher=Waanders |isbn=90 400 9454 3 |language=nl |access-date=13 March 2022}} It was first mentioned in 1207 or 1208 as Gies. The etymology is unclear.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/gees |title=Gees - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=13 March 2022 |language=nl}} In 1840, the village was home to 465 people.{{cite web|url=https://plaatsengids.nl/gees |title=Gees |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=13 March 2022 |language=nl}} The first church was built in 1857, and has been replaced in 1913.