Lutjegast
Sign in to saveLutjegast () is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in Groningen, Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,125 in January 2017.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lutjegast
- Region
- Groningen
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 735
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Lutjegast
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Lutjegast - hervormde kerk - rechts.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Reformed Church in Lutjegast
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- 23px Westerkwartier
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Lutjegast
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Westerkwartier
- Population
- +1200
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Official website
- www.lutjegast-online.nl
- Image
- Lutjegast - hervormde kerk - rechts.jpg
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Lutjegast () is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in Groningen, Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,125 in January 2017.
==History== 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. The village was first mentioned in 1459 as "op de Lutkegast". Lutjegast is a road village which developed on a sandy ridge.