Lattrop
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Overview
It was first mentioned in 1272 as Lattorpe, and means "village of Læta (partially unfree farmer)".[1] In 1840, it was home to 516 people.[2] The postal authorities have placed Lattrop and Breklenkamp into a single entity called "Lattrop-Breklenkamp".[3] however both still have their own place name signs.[2]
The Oortmanmolen is a windmill from 1910 which has been restored in 1983.[4]
The Cosmos Sterrenwacht is an observatory which started in the garden of Hennie Gosemeijer as a hobby. In 1964, Gosemeijer became an official satellite observer for NASA. His observatory received many visitors, and in 1974, it became a public observatory. The Astro Theater, a planetarium was later added to the observatory.[2]
Born in Lattrop
- Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819–1891), painter
- Marga Bult (b. 1956), singer and presenter
Gallery
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Simon and Judas Church
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Farm in Lattrop
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Windmill Ortmanmolen
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Cosmos observatory
References
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