Lutjegast (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlʏtɕəɣɑst]) is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in Groningen, Netherlands.

[3] The name Lutjegast originates from Gronings in which lutje means small or little and a ga(a)st is a higher, sandy ridge in an otherwise swampy area.

In 2014, a museum dedicated to Abel Tasman opened in the village house.

Its most famous occupant was Bernard Johan Prott who was the commander of Bourtange in 1672.

Christoph Bernhard von Galen, the Prince-bishop of Münster had allegedly offered Prott ƒ200,000.- to take Bourtange, however Prott refused the offer and von Galen was unable to take the fortress by force.