- Beusichem
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caption = The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Beusichem in the municipality of Buren.Beusichem (coord|51|57|N|5|17|E|type:city(2428)) is a town in the Dutch province of
Gelderland . It is a part of the municipality ofBuren , and lies about 11 km northwest ofTiel .Beusichem is historically known for a famous horsemarket held every summer. It is said that even Napoleon bought his horses on the Beusichem horsemarket. Horsekeepers from
Russia ,France ,Germany andSwitzerland came to Beusichem to trade horses. The horsemarket is mentioned in old documents for the first time in 1461.In 2001, the town of Beusichem had 2428 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.83 km², and contained 903 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm "Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001"] . (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).] The statistical area "Beusichem", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3070.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://statline.cbs.nl/ "Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005"] . As of
January 1 ,2005 .]Until 1978, Beusichem was a separate municipality.
External links
* [http://www.kuijsten.de/atlas/ge/beusichem.html Map of the municipality in 1868]
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