Lutjegast
| Lutjegast | |
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| Village | |
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The Reformed Church in Lutjegast | |
 Location of Lutjegast in the municipality Grootegast | |
.svg.png) Location of the municipality Grootegast in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 53°14′0″N 6°15′28″E / 53.23333°N 6.25778°ECoordinates: 53°14′0″N 6°15′28″E / 53.23333°N 6.25778°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Grootegast |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,016 people |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Lutjegast (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɵcəˌɣɑst]) is a village in the Westerkwartier area of Groningen in the Netherlands. It is administered as part of the municipality Grootegast. It had a population of 470 in the last census held in 2001, and as of 2011 has a population estimate of 525.[2]
The name Lutjegast originates from Gronings in which lutje means small or little and a ga(a)st is a higher, sandy ridge in an otherwise swampy area.
Lutjegast was the birthplace of the explorer Abel Tasman. Although the house of his birth no longer exists, he is memorialised with a monument, plaque and street name.
Until 1829 a manor named "Rikkerdaborg" stood in Lutjegast.
References
- ↑ (Dutch) Aantallen inwoners en woningen per 1-1-2010, Municipality Grootegast, 13 January 2010. Retrieved on 9 January 2012.
- ↑ City Population statistics, retrieved September 26, 2016
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lutjegast. |
- (Dutch) Lutjegast Online
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