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. In 2003 the village had a population of 90.

Beutenaken
Böätenake
Village
Sacred Heart chapel
Country Netherlands
Province Limburg
Municipality Gulpen-Wittem
Population
 (2003)
 • Total90
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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.[1]

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

References
  1. Beutenaken 38 Archived 2014-05-04 at the Wayback Machine on the Dutch monument register

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