Beets (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbeːts]) is a village in the northwest Netherlands.

It is a part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam, North Holland, and lies about 9 km southwest of Hoorn.

The village was first mentioned in 1435 as "van der Beetze", and means "low lying (often flooded in the winter) land".

[3] Beets developed in the late 13th century on the southern part of the Beetskoog polder.

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