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Beetsterzwaag
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Beetsterzwaag () is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland in the Netherlands. It had a population of around 3,485 in January 2017. Beetsterzwaag is known for its estates and manor houses.
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Place details
- Locality
- Beetsterzwaag
- Region
- Fryslân
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 3,485
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Beetsterzwaag
- Settlement.native_name
- Beetstersweach
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kerk van Beetsterzwaag.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Beetsterzwaag church
- Settlement.image_flag
- Beetsterzwaag vlag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Beetstersweach wapen.svg
- Settlement.image_map
- Map NL Opsterlân Beetstersweach.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in Opsterland municipality
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Friesland
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
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Encyclopedic overview
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Beetsterzwaag () is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland in the Netherlands. It had a population of around 3,485 in January 2017. Beetsterzwaag is known for its estates and manor houses.
==History== The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Suagh, and means "pasture with cattle belonging to ". Beetsterzwaag developed on a sandy ridge from Oud Beets. In 1684, the village already contained four manor houses, and in the 19th century was described as "a kilometre of noble houses surrounded by parks and forests".
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