Groede (Zeeland, Netherlands)
Groede, in Zealand-Flanders, Dutch province of Zeeland, formerly the seat of a Mennonite congregation. Sometimes this congregation was called Cadzand; after 1743 it was usually called the Mennonite Congregation of Nieuwvliet in 't Land van Cadzand. The history of this congregation has been described in the article Cadzand. A house in Groede, bought and adapted for use as a Mennonite meetinghouse (1647), was confiscated.
Bibliography
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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 586. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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