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| | Stede Broec |
 | | The municipality of Stede Broec consists, historically, of the following towns, villages and townships: Bovenkarspel[?], Broekerhaven[?], Grootebroek[?], Horn, Lutjebroek[?] (Stede Broec is not a village itself). |
 | | The name Stede Broec comes from Stede (meaning 'cities') and Broec (meaning 'swamp'), for most of the villages are built on poldered ground, a fairly common thing in the Netherlands. |
 | | Stede Broec is located in the region West-Friesland consisting of all the land surrounded by the West-Friese Omringdijk, a dike which then protected the land against the dangers of the tides of the Zuider Zee. |
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