Hoornsterzwaag

Hoornsterzwaag

Hoornsterzwaag

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Hoornsterzwaag (West Frisian: Hoarnstersweach) is a small village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 830 in January 2017.[3]

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1408 as Suage, and means "cattle field belonging to Oudehorne".[4] The church dates from 1621 and was extensively restored in 1856. The current bell tower dates from 2007. In 1840, Hoornsterzwaag was home to 151 people.[5]

Before 1934, Hoornsterzwaag was part of the Schoterland municipality.[5]

  • Little house in Hoornsterzwaag
  • End of Jubbega, start of Hoornsterzwaag
  • The poppebeam van Jobbega

References

  1. [1]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 8412CA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. [3]
    Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
  4. [4]
    "Hoornsterzwaag - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Hoornsterzwaag". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.

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