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Folsgare
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Folsgare () is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 325 in January 2017.
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- Súdwest-Fryslân
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- UTC+01:00
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Folsgare () is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 325 in January 2017.
==History== The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Ffoldesgara and means "tapering pieces of land of Foldo (person)". Folsgare is a terp (artificial living hill) village which developed in the middle ages. It was located near the former Middelzee. The village was well connected to the outside world by waterways.
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