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Beetsterzwaag

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Beetsterzwaag

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Also known as Beetstersweach

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

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Beetsterzwaag
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Beetstersweach
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Village
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Kerk van Beetsterzwaag.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Beetsterzwaag church
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Beetsterzwaag vlag.svg
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Beetstersweach wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map
Map NL Opsterlân Beetstersweach.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Opsterland municipality
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Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
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left
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250
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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".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Beetsterzwaag” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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