Beets

Beets, Nicolaas, 1814-1903, Dutch author. He translated Byron into Dutch and was fairly well known as a poet when his Camera Obscura (1839), published under the pseudonym Hildebrand, won great popularity. This series of nostalgic sketches of everyday life reflected Beets's wide powers of observation.

Beets (West Frisian: Beetse) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zeevang, and lies about 9 km southwest of Hoorn.

In 2001, the small village centre of Beets had 243 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.05 km², and contained 100 residences. The statistical district "Beets", which covers the village and the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 550.

Until 1970, Beets was a separate municipality.

External links

• Map of the municipality in 1868

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