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.
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.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lutjegast. |
- (Dutch) Lutjegast Online
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