Beutenaken

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.

Beutenaken Böätenake
Hamlet
Sacred Heart chapel
Beutenaken Location in the Netherlands Show map of Netherlands Beutenaken Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands Show map of Limburg, Netherlands
Coordinates: 50°46′55″N 5°51′15″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Gulpen-Wittem
Area [1]
• Total	1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	130 m (430 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	45
• Density	29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6278[1]
Dialing code	043

The village is built 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.^[3]

Gallery

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