Beutenaken

Beutenaken (Limburgish: Böätenake) is a hamlet in the southeastern Netherlands. It is part of the village of Slenaken in the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, about 20 km east of Maastricht. Older names for the village are Bottinachs, Butenacho and Butenachen.

Beutenaken
Böätenake
Hamlet
Sacred Heart chapel
Sacred Heart chapel
Beutenaken is located in Netherlands
Beutenaken
Beutenaken
Location in the Netherlands
Beutenaken is located in Limburg, Netherlands
Beutenaken
Beutenaken
Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 50°46′55″N 5°51′15″E
CountryNetherlands Netherlands
Province Limburg
Municipality Gulpen-Wittem
Area
  Total1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Elevation130 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Total45
  Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6278[1]
Dialing code043

The village is built as a linear settlement in the valley of the Gulp river, on a road connecting Waterop with Slenaken. The village has a chapel dedicated to Maria dating from 1880 and a chapel dedicated to the Sacred heart dating from 1929. Also it has several timber framing buildings, including a farm located at Beutenaken 38, which dates from the 18th century and has been designated a national monument.[3]

References

  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 6278NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  3. Beutenaken 38 Archived 2014-05-04 at the Wayback Machine on the Dutch monument register
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