Hoornsterzwaag

Hoornsterzwaag () is a small village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 830 in January 2017.

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Settlement.name: Hoornsterzwaag
Settlement.native_name: Hoarnstersweach
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: 2545 Hoornsterzwaag.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Hoornsterzwaag church and bell tower
Settlement.image_map: Map NL It Hearrenfean Hoarnstersweach.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the Heerenveen 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

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Hoornsterzwaag () is a small village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 830 in January 2017.

==History== The village was first mentioned in 1408 as Suage, and means "cattle field belonging to Oudehorne". 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.