Beek
Beek stands for:
- Middle Low German name for "Bach", see the names of the waters in -bach
Beek is the name or part of the name of places:
in Germany:
- Beek (Quartier) , residential quarter in the Uellendahl-Katernberg district of the independent Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Beek (Xanten) , district of the city of Xanten , Wesel district, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Kleinbeek , Hofschaft in the district of Ronsdorf in the independent city of Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia
in the Netherlands:
- Beek (municipality) , municipality in the province of Limburg
- Beek (Montferland) , town of the municipality of Montferland , Gelderland province
- Beek (Berg en Dal) , part of the municipality of Berg en Dal , Gelderland province
Beek is the name or part of the name of flowing waters (sorted by country and estuary):
Germany:
Lower Saxony:
- Stehbeek , right tributary of the Ahlumer Bach (Wiesengraben) between Ahlum and the Wendesser Mühle ( Wolfenbüttel ), Wolfenbüttel district
- Wide Beek , left tributary of the Altenau , between Bansleben (Kneitlingen) and Weferlingen (Dettum), Wolfenbüttel district
- Silbeek , left tributary of the Altenau near Mönchevahlberg sugar factory ( Dettum ), Wolfenbüttel district, Lower Saxony
- Beek (Hamme) , right tributary of the Hamme near the Neu-Helgoland (Worpswede) observation tower, Osterholz district, Lower Saxony
- Osterbeek , upper reaches of the Neindorferbach (Neindorfer Bach) ; right tributary of the Altenau near Groß Vahlberg (Vahlberg), district Wolfenbüttel
- Rottebeek , upper reaches of the Schmalen Bach , right tributary of the Soltau near Barnstorf (Uehrde), Wolfenbüttel district
- Beek (Wümme) , left tributary of the Wümme between Scheeßel and Jeersdorf, Rotenburg (Wümme) district, Lower Saxony
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania:
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Beek (Baltic Sea) - two tributaries of the Baltic Sea in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania:
- Beek (Heringsdorf) , tributary of the Baltic Sea near Ahlbeck (Heringsdorf) on Usedom, Vorpommern-Greifswald district
- Beek (Rügen) , tributary of the Baltic Sea to Rosengarten ( Garz ) on Rügen, Vorpommern-Rügen district
- Beek (Trebel) a left tributary of the Poggendorfer Trebel north of Grimmen , Vorpommern-Rügen district
Russia:
- Beek , former German name of Towarnyj Rutschej (Товарный ручей), left tributary of the Pregel near Contienen , today Towarnyj Rutschej (Товарный ручей) or Rutschej Towarnyj , about "Warenbach", Kaliningrad Oblast (formerly East Prussia)
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Beek is a family name for the following people:
- Bernardus Antonie van Beek (1875–1941), Dutch painter
- Betina Gotzen-Beek (* 1965), German illustrator
- Carin ter Beek (* 1970), Dutch rower
- Donny van de Beek (* 1997), Dutch football player
- Gerard van Beek (1923–1951), Dutch cyclist
- James Van Der Beek (born 1977), American actor
- Jan van Beek (1880–1952), Dutch football player
- Jeanne Oidtmann-van Beek (* 1946), German translator
- Joop ter Beek (1901-1934), Dutch football player
- Lotte van Beek (* 1991), Dutch speed skater
- Martinus Adrianus Beek (1909–1987), Dutch orientalist and religious scholar
- Maurice van Beek (* 1967), German music producer
- Olaf in der Beek (* 1967), German politician (FDP), Member of the Bundestag
- Petra Beek (* 1973), Dutch softball player
- Relus ter Beek (1944–2008), Dutch politician
- Richard Beek (1924-2007), German actor
- Simon van Beek (* 1986), Swiss speed skater
- Sonja van Beek (* 1973), Dutch violinist
- Sven van Beek (* 1994), Dutch football player
- Theodor von der Beek (1838–1921), German painter
- Willem van Beek (* 1951), Dutch CDA politician
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