Langweer

Langweer is a village in in the municipality . The town was established in 1256, and has a population of 1,105. Langweer has a rich trading history, and it is located at a small lake.
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  • Type: Village with 1,110 residents
  • Description: village in De Fryske Marren, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Langwar”
  • Postal code: 8525

Places of Interest

Highlights include Osinga State and De Sweachmermolen, Langweer.

House
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is a house.

Windmill
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De Sweachmermolen is a smock mill between Langweer and , , which was built in 1782. The mill has two functions: it is a drainage mill and a corn mill.

Windmill
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De Skarrenmolen is a smock mill in , , which was built in 1888. The mill has been restored to working order. It is listed as a Rijksmonument. is situated 4 km east of Langweer.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boornzwaag and Legemeer.

Hamlet
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is a small village in in the province of the and has around 105 citizens. It is located east of Langweer on the south east shore of the lake called Langweerder Wielen.

Hamlet
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is a village in in the province of , the . It had a population of around 40 in 2017.

Hamlet
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is a village in in the province of , the . It had a population of around 20 in 2017. is situated 3 km southwest of Langweer.

Langweer

Latitude
52.95723° or 52° 57′ 26″ north
Longitude
5.72321° or 5° 43′ 24″ east
Population
1,110
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NL LGW
Open location code
9F47XP4F+V7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 47670899
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2751888
Wiki­data ID
Q2267118
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Langweer” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Langwar”
  • Cebuano: “Langweer”
  • Chinese: “Langweer”
  • Dutch: “Langwar”
  • Dutch: “Langweer”
  • Esperanto: “Langweer”
  • French: “Langweer”
  • Irish: “Langwar”
  • Low German: “Langweer”
  • Luxembourgish: “Langweer”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Langweer”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Langweer”
  • Persian: “لانگویر”
  • Polish: “Langweer”
  • Russian: “Лангвер”
  • Turkish: “Langweer”
  • Ukrainian: “Лангвер”
  • Urdu: “لانگویر”
  • Western Frisian: “Langwar”

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