Beilen

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Beilen

Total population

11,091

Land area3.28 km²

Coordinates52.86°, 6.51°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Beilen is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 16 km south of Assen. The old Reformed church is the only remaining truly old building; a large fire destroyed a major part of Beilen in 1820.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Adelinde Cornelissen

Dutch dressage rider

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Roel Reijntjes

Dutch poet (1923–2003)

Erik Ziengs

Dutch former politician and businessman

Cornelis Hofstede de Groot

Dutch art historian (1863-1930)

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Jelmer Pietersma

Dutch cyclo-cross cyclist

Fake Krist

Dutch criminal (1904-1944)

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Silvester Zwaneveld

Dutch cabaret artist

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Jan de Groote

Dutch politician (1911-1989)

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Janke Dekker

Dutch actor, television presenter and presenter (born 1963)

Henk Koning

Dutch politician (1933–2016)

Gustaaf Willem van der Feltz

Dutch judge (1863-1911)

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Henri Sattler

Dutch heavy metal singer

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Jan Lomulder

kickboxer

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Martin van Hees

Dutch philosopher

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Jan Popken

Dutch number theorist (1905–1970)

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Harry Van Mulligen

Canadian politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Drenthe

• Hijken
  2.4 mi away · pop. 894
• Wijster
  3.2 mi away · pop. 1,026
• Zwiggelte
  3.2 mi away · pop. 452
• Spier
  3.4 mi away · pop. 366
• Westerbork
  4.2 mi away · pop. 4,808
• Hooghalen
  4.3 mi away · pop. 1,401
• Oranje
  4.3 mi away · pop. 112
• Drijber
  4.9 mi away · pop. 486
• Lhee
  5.5 mi away · pop. 365
• Elp
  5.6 mi away · pop. 445
• Hoogersmilde
  5.7 mi away · pop. 1,651
• Geeuwenbrug
  5.8 mi away · pop. 365

Browse all places in Drenthe →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Beilen

B'ART 2015

Stichting Huus van de Taol (Beilen) · 2014

Terug naar Beilen

Dirk Wolthekker · 2003

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-29

Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Seen 2026-09-29

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-29

Dotted Stem Bolete

Neoboletus erythropus

Seen 2026-09-28

European Crane Fly

Tipula paludosa

Seen 2026-09-28

Cepaea

Cepaea

Seen 2026-09-28

kite-tailed robberfly

Tolmerus atricapillus

Seen 2026-09-28

Hairy Beech Gall

Hartigiola annulipes

Seen 2026-09-27

Beech Gall Midge

Mikiola fagi

Seen 2026-09-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers