Grootebroek is a town in the
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province of
North Holland. It is located in the municipality of
Stede Broec.
Grootebroek was a separate municipality until 1979.
The town is called Grootebroek after a large swamp in the area; in Dutch, "groote" means "large" and "broek" means "swamp". The most common meaning of "broek" in present-day Dutch is "pants", leading to some hilarity about the town's name. Grootebroek is located next to
Lutjebroek
Lutjebroek is a village in the Netherlands. It is part of the municipality of Stede Broec. Lutjebroek has a population of just over 2000 people.
In colloquial Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
...
, "small swamp".
The Dutch football players
Frank and
Ronald de Boer grew up in Grootebroek.
References
Populated places in North Holland
Former municipalities of North Holland
Stede Broec
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