Groet is a village in the Dutch

Netherlands

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 province of North Holland

North Holland

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. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen

Bergen, North Holland

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, and lies about 11 km northwest of Alkmaar

Alkmaar

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Groet was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1834, when it was merged with Schoorl

Schoorl

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In 2001, the village of Groet had 1486 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.3 km², and contained 589 residences. The wider statistical area of Groet has a population of around 1720. This includes the neighbouring village of Hargen

Hargen

Hargen is one of the towns in the municipality of Bergen, North Holland.De voormalige Hargerplas is ontstaan door zandafgravingen. Het zand werd vroeger gebruikt voor onder meer de glasindustrie, zandsteenfabrieken en stadsuitbreidingen....

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The 1st and the 4th International Youth Congress of Esperanto

International Youth Congress of Esperanto

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, in 1938 and 1948 respectively, took place in Groet.