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Zweins
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Zweins () is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 116 in January 2014. Before 2018, the village was part of the Franekeradeel municipality.
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Zweins () is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 116 in January 2014. Before 2018, the village was part of the Franekeradeel municipality.
==History== The village was first mentioned in the 13the century as Sueninghe, and means "settlement of the people of Sween (person)". Zweins is a terp (artificial living hill) village. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1783 as a replacement of a medieval church, and was restored in 2000.
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