Lutjebroek

Lutjebroek
Village
Dutch Reformed Church in Lutjebroek
Coordinates: 52°41′57″N5°12′24″E / 52.69917°N 5.20667°E / 52.69917; 5.20667
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Stede Broec
Area
• Total	4.39 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
• Land	3.95 km2 (1.53 sq mi)
• Water	0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	2,270

Lutjebroek is a village in the province of North Holland, Netherlands, and is part of the municipality of Stede Broec. Located in the region of West Friesland, the village has a population of just over 2,000 people.

Etymology

The name Lutjebroek is derived from Old Dutch elements: "lutje", a regional form of luttel, meaning small, and "broek", an archaic word for swamp or marshland. The name originally referred to a small swamp in the area where the village was first settled.

In modern Dutch, however, the word broek is more commonly refers to pants, which gives the name Lutjebroek a humorous double meaning: "little pants." This linguistic coincidence is made even more amusing by the presence of the neighboring town Grootebroek, which under modern interpretation translates to "large pants."

Due to its amusing name, Lutjebroek has become a lighthearted colloquial reference in Dutch, used to describe "any insignificant speck on the map".

Gallery

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  Workhouses (anno 1850)
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  Sint-Nicolaaskerk (Saint Nicholas Church)
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  Historic home in Lutjebroek

52°41′57″N5°12′24″E / 52.69917°N 5.20667°E / 52.69917; 5.20667