Beutenaken

Beutenaken Böätenake
Village
Sacred Heart chapel

Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Gulpen-Wittem
Population (2003)
• Total	90
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

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. In 2003 the village had a population of 90.

The village is build 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.^[1]

Beutenaken 38, monumental farm
River Gulp in Beutenaken
Crossing of the river Gulp
Road cross

References

↑ Beutenaken 38 on the Dutch monument register

External links

Beutenaken on Plaats.nl

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Coordinates: 50°46′55″N 5°51′15″E / 50.781944°N 5.854167°E / 50.781944; 5.854167

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