't Zandt

't Zandt (Dutch pronunciation: [ət ˈsɑnt])[1] is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Eemsdelta.

't Zandt
't Zandt in 2011
't Zandt
Location of 't Zandt in the province of Groningen
Coordinates: 53°21′57″N 6°46′28″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
MunicipalityEemsdelta
Population
 (1 January 2006)
867
't Zandt should not be confused with villages named 't Zand.

't Zandt was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Loppersum.[2] The municipality covered the villages 't Zandt, Zeerijp, Leermens, Eenum and Oosterwijwerd, and the hamlets Zijldijk, Kolhol, Korendijk and 't Zandstervoorwerk.[3]

References

  1. In isolation, Zandt is pronounced [ˈzɑnt].
  2. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  3. Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 1 (A), 1839.

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