Hoornsterzwaag

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Hoornsterzwaag Hoarnstersweach
Village
Hoornsterzwaag church and bell tower
Location in the Heerenveen municipality
52°59′54″N 6°10′21″E / 52.99833°N 6.17250°E / 52.99833; 6.17250
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Heerenveen
Area ^[1]
• Total	19.90 km² (7.68 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	4 m (13 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	810
• Density	41/km² (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

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8412CA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
^ "Hoornsterzwaag - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Hoornsterzwaag". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.