Hoornsterzwaag

Hoornsterzwaag Hoarnstersweach
Village
Hoornsterzwaag church and bell tower
Location in the Heerenveen municipality
Hoornsterzwaag Location in the Netherlands Show map of Friesland Hoornsterzwaag Hoornsterzwaag (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°59′54″N 6°10′21″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Heerenveen
Area [1]
• Total	19.90 km^2 (7.68 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	4 m (13 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	810
• Density	41/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Postal code	8412[1]
Dialing code	0513

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]

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]

Gallery

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

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 8412CA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
3. Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
4. "Hoornsterzwaag - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
5. "Hoornsterzwaag". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.

External links

Media related to Hoornsterzwaag at Wikimedia Commons