Groet is a village in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

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, and lies about 11 km northwest of

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History

The village was first mentioned between 1130 and 1161 as "in Grothen", and means "land growth". Groet developed on the boundary of the dunes and the

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. The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church with wooden tower which was built in 1639 and was modified in 1738. In 1830, the

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collapsed and was rebuilt shortly after. The windmill Groetermolen is a ''

polder A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrology, hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as levee, dikes. The three types of polder are: # Land reclamation, Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a ...

'' mill was built in 1890. In 1977, a pumping station was built and the wind mill was decommissioned resulting in a deterioration of the wind mill, therefore, it was decided to drain the ''polder'' both by the mill and the pumping station. Groetermolen is still in active service. In 1639, a little town hall was built in Groet. It claims to be the smallest and oldest town hall of the Netherlands. The oldest claim is definitely not true, but it may be the smallest. Groet was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1834, when it was merged with

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. The village was home to 186 people in 1840. In 2001, it became part of the municipality of

. The 1st and the 4th International Youth Congress of Esperanto, in 1938 and 1948 respectively, took place in Groet.

Gallery

File:Groet - Groetermolen foto 2.jpg, Windmill Groetermolen File:Villa Oase - Hargerzeeweg 9 - Groet.jpg, Villa Oase File:Overzicht van de voorgevel van de boerderij - Groet - 20384484 - RCE.jpg, Farm in Groet File:Exterieur - Groet - 20092050 - RCE.jpg, Former town hall

References

{{Authority control Populated places in North Holland Former municipalities of North Holland Bergen, North Holland