Langezwaag

Langezwaag
Langsweagen
Langezwaag Langsweagen
Village
	Langezwaag church
	Coat of arms
	Location in Opsterland municipality
	Langezwaag Location in the Netherlands Langezwaag Langezwaag (Netherlands)
	Coordinates: Coordinates: 52°58′59″N6°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)
• Total	1,050
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Postal code	8404
Dialing code	0513

Last updated January 31, 2023

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 [ nl ].^[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]

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References

1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
↑ "Postcodetool for 8404BJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
↑ "Langezwaag". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
↑ "Kortezwaag". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
↑ "Langezwaag". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.

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[stat-1] 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[AHN-2] "Postcodetool for 8404BJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[3] Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline

[4] "Langezwaag". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[5] "Kortezwaag". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[plaats-6] "Langezwaag". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.

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v t e Populated places in the municipality of Opsterland
Towns	Gorredijk
Villages	Bakkeveen Beetsterzwaag Frieschepalen Hemrik Jonkerslân Langezwaag Lippenhuizen Luxwoude Nij Beets Olterterp Siegerswoude Terwispel Tijnje Ureterp Wijnjewoude Industrial zone Drachten-Azeven [ nl ]
List of cities, towns and villages in Friesland