Langezwaag
Langsweagen | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 52°58′59″N 6°0′16″E / 52.98306°N 6.00444°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Friesland |
Municipality | Opsterland |
Area | |
• Total | 13.17 km2 (5.08 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0.5 m (1.6 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,050 |
• Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Postal code | 8404[1] |
Dialing code | 0513 |
Langezwaag (West Frisian: Langsweagen) is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,365 in January 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Utresuagh, and means "long meadow with caddle". Lange (long) has been added to distinguish from Kortezwaag[4] Kortezwaag was annexed by Gorredijk in 1962 and is now a neighbourhood.[5] The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1781 as a replacement of a medieval church.
.Langezwaag was home to 956 people in 1840.[6]