Groet
Groet is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 11 km northwest of Alkmaar.
Groet | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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 The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Groet in the municipality of Bergen (NH.) | |
| Coordinates: 52°43′N 4°40′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Bergen |
| Population | ca. 1,700 |
Groet was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1834, when it was merged with Schoorl.[1]
In 2001, the village of Groet had 1486 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.3 km², and contained 589 residences.[2] The wider statistical area of Groet has a population of around 1720.[3] This includes the neighbouring village of Hargen.
The 1st and the 4th International Youth Congress of Esperanto, in 1938 and 1948 respectively, took place in Groet.
References
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2007-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
- Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Bergen (NH.) .
External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Groet". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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