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Grootegast


 

The village of Grootegast

Grootegast is the main village of the municipality. The name of the village refers to a 'gast' or 'gaast', a higher, sandy ridge in an otherwise swampy area. Groot is Dutch for 'large'.

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Grootegast is the birth place of the theologian Cornelius Van Til.

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