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(Redirected from Goes (municipality)) For other uses, see Goes (disambiguation). City and municipality in Zeeland, Netherlands
Goes
City and municipality
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Highlighted position of Goes in a municipal map of ZeelandLocation in Zeeland
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Coordinates: 51°30′N 3°53′E / 51.500°N 3.883°E / 51.500; 3.883
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceZeeland
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorCees van den Bos (SGP)
Area
 • Total101.92 km (39.35 sq mi)
 • Land92.58 km (35.75 sq mi)
 • Water9.34 km (3.61 sq mi)
Elevation−1 m (−3 ft)
Population
 • Total38,594
 • Density417/km (1,080/sq mi)
DemonymGoesenaar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode4460–4483
Area code0113
Websitegoes.nl

Goes (Dutch pronunciation: [ɣus] ) is a city and municipality in the southwestern Netherlands on Zuid-Beveland, in the province of Zeeland. The city of Goes has approximately 29,000 residents.

History

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De Maria Magdalenakerk
TV tower

Goes was founded in the 10th century on the edge of a creek: de Korte Gos (the Short Gos). The village grew fast, and in the early 12th century it had a market square and a church devoted to Mary Magdalene. By 1300, it had a brick castle, now known as Oostende Castle.

In 1405, Goes received city rights from William II, Duke of Bavaria, by his right as count of Holland, and in 1417, it was allowed to build town walls. The prosperity of the city was based upon the cloth industry and the production of salt. In the 16th century, Goes declined. Its connection to the sea silted up and in 1554 a large fire destroyed part of the city.

In the autumn of 1572, during the course of the Eighty Years' War, Goes, in the Spanish Netherlands, was besieged by Dutch forces with the support of English troops. The siege was relieved in October 1572 by Spanish tercios, who waded across the Scheldt to attack the besieging forces. In 1577, the Spanish soldiers who occupied Goes were driven out by Prince Maurice of Nassau. The prince built a defence wall around Goes, which is still partly standing. From the 17th century, Goes did not play an important role, except as an agricultural centre. In 1868, a railway was constructed through it, but this did not lead to industrialisation. Agriculture remains the most important economic activity.

Although the Netherlands were neutral in the First World War, seven bombs hit Goes and Kloetinge, due to an error by a British airplane. A house in Magdalenastreet in Goes was destroyed and one person killed. Goes did not suffer extensive damage during the Second World War, but was under German occupation until 1944.

Goes did not experience much population growth until the 1970s and 1980s. Then, the city grew fast because of new districts like Goese Meer, Oostmolenpark, Overzuid and Ouverture being constructed. Goes is now the fourth largest economic centre in Zeeland. New districts are in preparation, amongst them Goese Schans, Mannee and Aria, where 3,000 new houses are to be built.

Population centers

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of Goes (town), Sept. 2014.

Districts

  • Centre Goes
  • West Goes
  • New West
  • East Goes
  • Noordhoek
  • Goese Meer
  • Goese Polder
  • South Goes
  • Overzuid
  • Ouverture
  • De Goese Poort (business area)
  • De Poel (I, II, III en IV, business area)
  • Klein Frankrijk (business area)
  • Marconi (business area)
  • Aria (developing)
  • Mannee
  • Goese Schans (developing)

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Netherlands

Twin towns — sister cities

Front of the railway station in Goes

Goes was twinned with Panevėžys, Lithuania.

On 22 July 2021 the town council decided to end the twinning.

Transport

Goes has a railway station located on the Roosendaal–Vlissingen railway.

Notable people

C.H.D. Buys Ballot, 1857

Public thinking & service

The arts

Leo van Doeselaar, 2007

Sports

Gallery

  • City harbor of Goes City harbor of Goes
  • Beeld Bergweg Beeld Bergweg
  • De veste (canal) in Goes De veste (canal) in Goes
  • Goese Golf Clubhuis Goese Golf Clubhuis

References

  1. "Samenstelling B&W" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Goes. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "Postcodetool for 4461GE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. "Delegatie uit zusterstad Panevežys brengt bezoek aan Goes". pzc.nl (in Dutch). PZC. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  6. Town council meeting 22 july 2021, item 10 (in Dutch) , online consulted 2022-03-28.

External links

Places adjacent to Goes
Noord-Beveland
Veerse Meer		 Oosterschelde / Tholen
Middelburg Goes Kapelle
Borsele
Populated places in the municipality of Goes
Towns
Villages
Hamlets
List of cities, towns and villages in Zeeland
Municipalities of Zeeland
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