Groet

Groet
Coat of arms
The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Groet in the municipality of Bergen (NH.)
Coordinates: 52°43′N 4°40′E / 52.717°N 4.667°E / 52.717; 4.667Coordinates: 52°43′N 4°40′E / 52.717°N 4.667°E / 52.717; 4.667
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Bergen
Population	ca. 1,700

Groet is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 11 km northwest of Alkmaar.

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

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.

The 1st and the 4th International Youth Congress of Esperanto, in 1938 and 1948 respectively, took place in Groet.

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