Beerta

Beerta (; ) is a village and former municipality with a population of 2,205 in the municipality of Oldambt in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. In the 20th century, Beerta was a communist stronghold. In 1933, the municipal council was dismissed by the government, and was ruled by a until 1935. Between 1982 and 1990, Beerta was the only municipality with a communist mayor.

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Place details

Locality: Beerta
Region: Groningen
Country: Nederland
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Beerta
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Beerta, toren 2007-05-20 12.00.JPG
Settlement.image_alt: Red brick tower with a grey tile roof
Settlement.image_caption: The church tower in 2007
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_alt: Topographic map of Groningen with Beerta in the center east
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Beerta in Groningen in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Groningen
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Oldambt
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 36.33
Settlement.elevation_m: 2

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Beerta
Image: Beerta, toren 2007-05-20 12.00.JPG

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Commons category: Beerta

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Article

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Contents

Etymology
History
Communism
Geography
Notable people
Gallery
References
External links

== Etymology == Beerta means "place with houses" (English: neighboorhood; Frisian: buorren) The name was sometimes explained as relating to the 12th century which was lost in a flood, however the monastery has been excavated in Hesel, East Frisia, Germany, in 1988.