Lutjegast
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| subdivision_name2 = 23px Westerkwartier
| area_total_km2 = 19.89
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 9866AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 9 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 2.3
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_total = 1,120
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Lutjegast ({{IPA|nl|ˈlʏtɕəɣɑst}}) is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in Groningen, Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,125 in January 2017.[http://statline.cbs.nl/Statweb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=83765NED&D1=0-1,3-4,8,11,14,28,31-32,99-104&D2=4538-4570&HDR=T&STB=G1&VW=T Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017] - CSB Statline
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".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/lutjegast |title=Lutjegast - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=9 April 2022 |language=nl}} Lutjegast is a road village which developed on a sandy ridge.{{cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu04_01/sten009monu04_01_0063.php |title=Lutjegast |author=Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma |location=Zwolle |publisher=Waanders |year=1998 |isbn=90 400 9258 3 |language=nl |access-date=9 April 2022}}
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1877 and was restored in 1922. The Reformed Church is a cruciform church built in 1922 without a tower in expressionist style.
Lutjegast was the birthplace of the explorer Abel Tasman. He is memorialised in town by a monument, plaque and street name. In 2014, a museum dedicated to Abel Tasman opened in the village house.
Until 1828, a manor house named "Rikkerdaborg" stood in Lutjegast. Its most famous occupant was Bernard Johan Prott who was the commander of Bourtange in 1672. Christoph Bernhard von Galen, the Prince-bishop of Münster had allegedly offered Prott ƒ200,000.- to take Bourtange, however Prott refused the offer and von Galen was unable to take the fortress by force.{{cite web|url=https://groningerborgenpad.nl/rikkerdaborg/ |title=Rikkerdaborg |website=Groninger borgenpad |access-date=9 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Lutjegast was home to 294 people in 1840.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/lutjegast |title=Lutjegast |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=9 April 2022 |language=nl}} The village used to be part of the municipality of Grootegast. In 2019, it was merged into Westerkwartier.
Notable people
- Abel Tasman (ca.1603–1659), explorer, first European to discover Tasmania.{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Tasman, Abel Janszoon|volume=26|pages=437–438|first=Charles Raymond|last=Beazley|author-link=Raymond Beazley|short=1}}
- Arjen Lubach (born 1979), comedian, author, music producer and TV presenter.
- Klaasje Meijer (born 1995), singer, actress and flautist
Gallery
File:Beckeringh - Huis Rikkerda, Lutjegast.jpg|Rikkerdaborg
File:Lutjegast - hervormde pastorie.jpg|Former clergy house
File:Lutjegast 15 50 21 609000.jpeg|View on Lutjegast
File:Lytsegast (Grinslân), kristlik grifformearde tsjerke.jpg|Reformed church in Lutjegast
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Lutjegast}}
- {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.lutjegast-online.nl/ Lutjegast Online]
{{Dutch municipality Westerkwartier}}
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