Lutjegast
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Lutjegast | |
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 The Reformed Church in Lutjegast | |
 Location of Lutjegast in the municipality Grootegast | |
.svg) Location of the municipality Grootegast in the Netherlands | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Grootegast |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,016 people |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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
- ^ Template:Nl icon Aantallen inwoners en woningen per 1-1-2010, Municipality Grootegast, 13 January 2010. Retrieved on 9 January 2012. [failed verification]
- ^ City Population statistics, retrieved September 26, 2016
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