Lutjegast

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Lutjegast
Village
The Reformed Church in Lutjegast
Lutjegast Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands Lutjegast Lutjegast (Netherlands) Show map of Groningen (province)Show map of NetherlandsShow all
Coordinates: 53°14′0″N 6°15′28″E / 53.23333°N 6.25778°E / 53.23333; 6.25778Coordinates: 53°14′0″N 6°15′28″E / 53.23333°N 6.25778°E / 53.23333; 6.25778
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Municipality	Westerkwartier
Population  (2017)
• Total	1,125
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9866
Dialing code	0594

Lutjegast (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɵcəˌɣɑst]) is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in Groningen, Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,125 in January 2017.^[1]

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. He is memorialised in town by a monument, plaque and street name.

Until 1829, a manor named "Rikkerdaborg" stood in Lutjegast.

Notable people[]

• Arjen Lubach, comedian
• Klaasje Meijer, singer
• Abel Tasman, explorer

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Lutjegast at Wikimedia Commons
• (in Dutch) Lutjegast Online

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