Editing Groet (section)

== History ==
The village was first mentioned between 1130 and 1161 as "in Grothen", and means "land growth".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/groet2 |title=Groet - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=28 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> Groet developed on the boundary of the dunes and the [[raised bog]].<ref name="monument">{{cite news|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu11_01/sten009monu11_01_0067.php |title=Groet |author=Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |year=2006 |language=nl |access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref>

The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church with wooden tower which was built in 1639 and was modified in 1738. In 1830, the [[Choir (architecture)|choir]] collapsed and was rebuilt shortly after.<ref name="monument"/>

The windmill Groetermolen is a ''[[polder]]'' mill was built in 1890. In 1977, a pumping station was built and the wind mill was decommissioned resulting in a deterioration of the wind mill, therefore, it was decided to drain the ''polder'' both by the mill and the pumping station. Groetermolen is still in active service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.molendatabase.nl/nederland/molen.php?nummer=656 |title=Groetermolen |website=Molen database |access-date=28 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>

In 1639, a little town hall was built in Groet. It claims to be the smallest and oldest town hall of the Netherlands. The oldest claim is definitely not true, but it may be the smallest.<ref name="plaats"/>

Groet was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1834, when it was merged with [[Schoorl]].<ref>{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}}</ref> The village was home to 186 people in 1840. In 2001, it became part of the municipality of [[Bergen, North Holland|Bergen]].<ref name="plaats">{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/groet |title=Groet |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=28 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>

The 1st and the 4th [[International Youth Congress of Esperanto]], in 1938 and 1948 respectively, took place in Groet.