Place:Leek, Groningen, Netherlands


NameLeek
TypeGemeente, Dorp
Coordinates53.167°N 6.4°E
Located inGroningen, Netherlands


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Leek is a village and former municipality in Groningen province in the northeastern Netherlands. The municipality, which bordered the Drenthe and Friesland provinces, was merged into the municipality of Westerkwartier on 1 January 2019.

The village of Leek is approximately 20 km west of Groningen (city) on the A7 (E22) highway.

The village grew around a fortification that was constructed here 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, called "Het Leekstermeer" (also called Zulthemeer), with recreational facilities, but the lake is in another municipality and in another province.

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Municipalities (gemeenten) of Groningen

Gemeenten Appingedam · Bedum · Bellingwedde · Delfzijl · Eemsmond · Groningen · Grootegast · Haren · Hoogezand-Sappemeer · Leek · Loppersum · Marne · Marum · Menterwolde · Oldambt · Pekela · Slochteren · Stadskanaal · Ten Boer · Veendam · Vlagtwedde · Winsum · Zuidhorn
Voormalige gemeenten: Adorp · Aduard · Baflo · Beerta · Bellingwolde · Bierum · Bourtange · Eenrum · Ezinge · Farmsum · Finsterwolde · Grijpskerk · Harkstede · Hoogezand · Hoogkerk · Kantens · Kloosterburen · Leens · Meeden · Middelstum · Midwolda · Muntendam · Nieuwe Pekela · Nieuweschans · Nieuwolda · Noordbroek · Noorddijk · Oldehove · Oldekerk · Onstwedde · Oude Pekela · Reiderland · Sappemeer · Scheemda · Siddeburen · Stedum · 't Zandt · Termunten · Uithuizen · Uithuizermeeden · Ulrum · Usquert · Warffum · Wedde · Westerlee · Wildervank · Windeweer · Winschoten · Zuidbroek