't Zandt

't Zandt
Village

't Zandt in 2011

Coat of arms
't Zandt

Location of 't Zandt in the province of Groningen

Coordinates: 53°21′57″N 6°46′28″E / 53.36583°N 6.77444°E / 53.36583; 6.77444
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Municipality Loppersum
Population (1 January 2006) 867
't Zandt should not be confused with villages named 't Zand.

't Zandt (Dutch pronunciation: [ət ˈsɑnt])[1] is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Loppersum.

't Zandt was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Loppersum.[2] The municipality covered the villages 't Zandt, Zeerijp, Leermens, Eenum and Oosterwijwerd, and the hamlets Zijldijk, Kolhol, Korendijk and 't Zandstervoorwerk.[3]

References

  1. In isolation, Zandt is pronounced [ˈzɑnt].
  2. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
  3. Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 1 (A), 1839.

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Coordinates: 53°22′0″N 6°46′40″E / 53.36667°N 6.77778°E / 53.36667; 6.77778

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