Beegden (Limburgish

Limburgish language

Limburgish, also called Limburgian or Limburgic is a group of East Low Franconian language varieties spoken in the Limburg and Rhineland regions, near the common Dutch / Belgian / German border...

: Bieëgdje) is a town in the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of Limburg

Limburg (Netherlands)

Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...

. It is a part of the municipality of Maasgouw

Maasgouw

Maasgouw is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located on both banks of the river Meuse southwest of the city of Roermond. It was formed in a merger of the former municipalities of Heel, Maasbracht and Thorn on January 1, 2007....

, and is located about 6 km west of Roermond

Roermond

Roermond is a city, a municipality, and a diocese in the southeastern part of the Netherlands.The city of Roermond is a historically important town, on the lower Roer at the east bank of the Meuse river. It received city rights in 1231...

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In 2001, Beegden had 1703 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.48 km², and contained 667 residences.

Until 1991, Beegden was a separate municipality. During that year the town became part of the municipality of Heel en Panheel. In 2007 the municipality of Heel en Panheel, including Beegden, became part of the new municipality of Maasgouw. The town currently has about 1800 inhabitants.
During the past few years tourism has developed in Beegden, the key attractions of the town are the church, the seventeenth century house Huis Nederhoven and the St. Lindert windmill

Windmill

A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

. The last underwent a major restoration in 2000 and can be visited free of charge every Wednesday and Saturday.

Born in Beegden

• Annemiek Derckx
  Annemiek Derckx
  Anna Maria Josephine Derckx is a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned two bronze medals ....
  
   (born 1954), Dutch canoer who twice won a bronze medal at the Summer Olympics