Beerschoten

Coordinates: 52°4′1″N 5°16′1″E / 52.06694°N 5.26694°E / 52.06694; 5.26694
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Beerschoten
Park Beerschoten-Willinkshof
Park Beerschoten-Willinkshof
Beerschoten is located in Utrecht (province)
Beerschoten
Beerschoten
Location in the Netherlands
Beerschoten is located in Netherlands
Beerschoten
Beerschoten
Beerschoten (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°4′1″N 5°16′1″E / 52.06694°N 5.26694°E / 52.06694; 5.26694
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceUtrecht
MunicipalityUtrechtse Heuvelrug
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3709[1]
Dialing code030[1]

Beerschoten is a hamlet in the municipality Utrechtse Heuvelrug, in the Dutch province Utrecht.

Beerschoten lies on the edge of a forest between the towns of Zeist (to the northwest) and Driebergen-Rijsenburg (to the southeast). Just north of the hamlet is the railway station Driebergen-Zeist. The hamlet grew around the estate "Beerschoten-Willinkshof". It was first mentioned in 1874 Beerschoten and was named after a manor house with was demolished in 1850.[2] It is not a statistical entity,[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Zeist.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Postcode 3709 in Zeist". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Beerschoten - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2022.