Groote Lindt
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Groote Lindt is a former village in the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of South Holland
South Holland
South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...

. It was located to the west of the town of Zwijndrecht
Zwijndrecht (Netherlands)
Zwijndrecht is a city and municipality located in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is at the southern tip of the island of IJsselmonde, at the confluence of the rivers Oude Maas, Beneden-Merwede, and Noord....

. It is now a part of that town.

Groote Lindt was a separate municipality from 1817 to 1881, when it became a part of Zwijndrecht. Between 1857 and 1881, it also covered the village of Kijfhoek
Kijfhoek
Kijfhoek is a small village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located about 4 km west of the town of Zwijndrecht.Kijfhoek was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1857, when it merged with Groote Lindt....

 and Heer Oudelands Ambacht
Heer Oudelands Ambacht
Heer Oudelands Ambacht is a neighbourhood of the Dutch town of Zwijndrecht.Heer Oudelands Ambacht was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1857, when it merged with Groote Lindt....

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Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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