Goes is a city and municipality in the southwestern Netherlands on Zuid-Beveland, in the province of Zeeland. The city of Goes has approximately 29,000 residents. Goes was founded in the 10th century on the edge of a creek: de Korte Gos. The village grew fast, and in the early 12th century it had a market square and a church devoted to Mary Magdalene. By 1…Goes is a city and municipality in the southwestern Netherlands on Zuid-Beveland, in the province of Zeeland. The city of Goes has approximately 29,000 residents. Goes was founded in the 10th century on the edge of a creek: de Korte Gos. The village grew fast, and in the early 12th century it had a market square and a church devoted to Mary Magdalene. By 1300, it had a brick castle, now known as Oostende Castle.