Sweagerbosk
Village
Farm in Sweagerbosk
Farm in Sweagerbosk
Location in the former Kollumerland municipality
Location in the former Kollumerland municipality
Sweagerbosk is located in Friesland
Sweagerbosk
Sweagerbosk
Location in the Netherlands
Sweagerbosk is located in Netherlands
Sweagerbosk
Sweagerbosk
Sweagerbosk (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°14′N 6°03′E / 53.233°N 6.050°E / 53.233; 6.050
CountryNetherlands Netherlands
ProvinceFriesland Friesland
MunicipalityNoardeast-Fryslân
Area
[1]
 • Total0.29 km2 (0.11 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
0.9 m (3.0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total560
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Postal code
9299[1]
Dialing code0511

Sweagerbosk (Dutch: Zwagerbosch, Low German: Swoagerbosk) is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality in the province Friesland of the Netherlands. It had a population of around 638 in January 2017.[3] Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland municipality.

Its people speak a dialect of the standard Wood Frisian: Westereendersk dialect.

The village was first mentioned in 1861 as het Bosch, and means forest belonging to Kollumersweach.[4] Settlement started in the 18th century. The region around Sweagerbosk consisted mainly of heath. In 1940, it was officially listed as a village.[5]

The village's official name was changed from Zwagerbosch to Sweagerbosk in 2023.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 9299HA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Inwonertal en info 2017 - Kollumerland
  4. ↑ "Zwagerbosch - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Zwagerbosch". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "22 dorpen in Noardeast-Fryslân krijgen op 1 januari 2023 een nieuwe Friese naam" [22 villages in Noardeast-Fryslân will receive a new Frisian name on 1 January 2023]. RTV NOF (in Dutch). 10 December 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Friese namen" [Frisian names]. Taalunie (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2023.

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