Leek
De Laik (Gronings) | |
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Town and former municipality | |
 Nienoord castle | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Groningen | |
  Leek Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands  Leek Leek (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°10′N 6°23′E / 53.167°N 6.383°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Groningen |
| Municipality |  Westerkwartier |
| Merged | 2019 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.17 km2 (2.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 11,175 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Leekster |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 9350–9351[1] |
| Area code | 0594[3] |
Leek (Dutch: [leːk] ; Gronings: De Laik; West Frisian: De Like) 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.[4]
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 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, the Leekstermeer (also known as Zulthermeer), with recreational facilities, but the lake is in another municipality and in another province.
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9351BJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Postcode 9351 in Leek". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2019". CBS (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 November 2019.