Lutjegast
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| Lutjegast | |
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| Coordinates: 53°14′0″N 6°15′28″E / 53.233333°N 6.25778°ECoordinates: 53°14′0″N 6°15′28″E / 53.233333°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: [ˈlʏtjəˌɣɑst]) is a village in the Westerkwartier area of Groningen in the Netherlands. It is administered as part of the municipality Grootegast.
The name Lutjegast originates from Gronings, a dialect of Dutch, 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 birth place 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.
[edit] References
- ^ (Dutch) Aantallen inwoners en woningen per 1-1-2010, Municipality Grootegast, 13 January 2010. Retrieved on 9 January 2012.
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