Country Netherlands Local time Friday 7:16 PM Municipality Stede Broec | Population 8,447 (2005) Province North Holland Team VV De Zouaven | |
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Grootebroek is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located in the municipality of Stede Broec.
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Map of Grootebroek, Netherlands
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, "small swamp".
The Dutch football players Frank and Ronald de Boer grew up in Grootebroek.
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Grootebroek Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA