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Grootegast

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Grootegast (; ; ) is a village and former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. It is the sister city of Kingston, Tasmania. The municipality was merged into the municipality of Westerkwartier on 1 January 2019.

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Vinony's link graph records 61 inbound references to Grootegast, and connects out to West Frisian, Gronings and Netherlands.

The entry is geolocated on the map in NL, across 3 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Former municipalities of Groningen (province), Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2019 and Populated places in Groningen (province).

Vinony links it to 41 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
31.27
Settlement.name
Grootegast
Settlement.settlement_type
Village, former municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
5656 Sebaldeburen.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Wind mill in Sebaldeburen
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Grootegast.svg
Settlement.flag_size
100x67px
Settlement.image_shield
Grootegast wapen.svg
Settlement.shield_size
100x80px
Settlement.image_map
Map - NL - Municipality code 0015 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt
Highlighted position of Grootegast in a municipal map of Groningen
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Groningen
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
23px Westerkwartier
Settlement.elevation_m
2

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Wikidata facts

Population
2098
Area
87.74
Elevation
2
Official website
www.grootegast.nl
Image
5656 Sebaldeburen.JPG
Households
4634
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Commons category
Grootegast
postal code
9860–9869
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
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  • Notable people
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Grootegast (; ; ) is a village and former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. It is the sister city of Kingston, Tasmania. The municipality was merged into the municipality of Westerkwartier on 1 January 2019.

== Geography == thumb|Municipality of Grootegast, June 2015

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Grootegast” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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