# Gaast

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Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Gaast Village Gaast Flag Coat of arms Location in the former Wûnseradiel municipality Gaast Location in the Netherlands Show map of Friesland Gaast Gaast (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands Country Netherlands Province Friesland Municipality Súdwest-Fryslân Area [1] • Total 5.69 km2 (2.20 sq mi) Elevation [2] 1.0 m (3.3 ft) Population (2021)[1] • Total 200 • Density 35/km2 (91/sq mi) Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code 8757[1] Dialing code 0515

**Gaast** is a village in [Súdwest-Fryslân](/source/S%C3%BAdwest-Frysl%C3%A2n) municipality in the province of [Friesland](/source/Friesland), the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands). It had a population of around 220 in January 2017.[3]

## History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as lutekagast, and means "[geest](/source/Geest) (higher sandy ground)".[4] Gaast developed on a sand bank near the former [Zuiderzee](/source/Zuiderzee) (nowadays: [IJsselmeer](/source/IJsselmeer)).[5] Its proximity to the sea has caused problems. In 1643, the dyke broke. In 1702, it managed to hold on, however 23 ships off the coast sank near Gaast. The economy used to be based on fishing and sailing, however it has become an agricultural community.[6]

The Dutch Reformed church was built in the 14th century, and has been restored in 1916.[5][6]

Gaast was home to 217 people in 1840.[7] Before 2011, the village was part of the [Wûnseradiel](/source/W%C3%BBnseradiel) municipality.[7]

## Gallery

		- Church of Gaast

		- Street of Gaast

		- Canal view

		- View from the dike (1979)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-stat_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-stat_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-stat_1-2) ["Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021"](https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls). *Central Bureau of Statistics*. Retrieved 5 April 2022. two entries

1. **[^](#cite_ref-AHN_2-0)** ["Postcodetool for 8757JP"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool). *Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland* (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from [the original](http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool) on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017](http://statline.cbs.nl/Statweb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=83765NED&D1=0-1,3-4,8,11,14,28,31-32,99-104&D2=13314-13470&HDR=T&STB=G1&VW=T) - CBS Statline

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Gaast - (geografische naam)"](https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/gaast). *Etymologiebank* (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-monument_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-monument_5-1) Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). ["Gaast"](https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu06_01/sten009monu06_01_0062.php) (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [90 400 9476 4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/90_400_9476_4). Retrieved 4 April 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-wonder_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-wonder_6-1) ["Gaast"](https://www.frieslandwonderland.nl/plaats/gaast). *Friesland Wonderland* (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-plaats_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-plaats_7-1) ["Gaast"](https://www.plaatsengids.nl/gaast). *Plaatsengids* (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.

## External links

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