Leek, Netherlands
Leek
De Laik ( Gronings) | |
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Town and former municipality | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postcode | 9350–9351[1] |
Area code | 0594[3] |
Leek (Dutch:
The village of Leek is approximately 20 km west of
The village grew around a fortification that was constructed during the Eighty Years' War with Spain. The name 'Leek' was derived from a brook, the "Leke". The town is sometimes also called "De Leek". In Dutch, the people from Leek are called "Leeksters".
Every year around Pentecost there is a fair (Pinkstermarkt), drawing thousands of people from the area.
Near the village is a shallow lake, the Leekstermeer (also known as Zulthermeer), with recreational facilities, but the lake is in another municipality and in another province.
Attractions in Leek
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Nienoord before its destruction in 1850
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Church of Midwolde
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Tomb monument of Anna van Ewsum and Carel Hieronymus von In- und Knyphausen, in the church of Midwolde
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Church of Tolbert
The main attraction in the village is the "
The National
In the estate is situated a recreation park (Family-park Nienoord) with model railways in several scales, including live steam.
In Tolbert and Midwolde are churches from the 12th century. The churches are built in the Romano-Gothic style. Typical for this style are the walls and gables of brick that are richly decorated with recesses and patterns of bricks.
In the church of Midwolde is a tomb monument sculpted by
Population centres
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9351BJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Postcode 9351 in Leek". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2019". CBS (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 November 2019.
External links
- Media related to Leek, Groningen at Wikimedia Commons
- Westerkwartier travel guide from Wikivoyage