Kollumersweach
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Kollumersweach (, locally also known as De Sweach) is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 2,992 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland municipality.
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- Named after
- Kollum
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Noardeast-Fryslân
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
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- 9298
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Kollumersweach (, locally also known as De Sweach) is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 2,992 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland municipality.
== History == The village was first mentioned in 1444 as Zwaech, and means (cattle) pasture belonging to Kollum. Kollumersweach developed on a clay ridge from which the heath was cultivated during the 11th and 12th century. It developed into a linear settlement. Originally there were two hamlets: Zwagerveen and Zandbulten. In 1971, they were merged and renamed to Kollumerzwaag. In 2023, the spelling was changed to Kollumersweach.
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