Langelille Explained

Langelille
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:52.8425°N 5.8417°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Weststellingwerf
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:6.27
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-0.6
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:245
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8484
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0561

Langelille (Western Frisian: De Langelille) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 220 in 2017.[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1580 as Langelijle. The etymology is unclear.[4]

In 1840, Langelille was home to 170 people. In 1896, a dairy factory was built in the village.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8484PA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 2 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 2 April 2022. two entries.
  3. https://www.weststellingwerf.nl/ontdek-weststellingwerf/kerngegevens-gemeente-weststellingwerf_41292/ Villages
  4. Web site: Langelille - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 2 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Langelille . Plaatsengids . 2 April 2022 . nl.