Longerhouw Explained

Longerhouw
Native Name:Longerhou
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:53.0692°N 5.4781°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Súdwest-Fryslân
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2.48
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:0.5
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:55
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8745
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0517

Longerhouw (Western Frisian: Longerhou) is a small village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 50 in January 2017.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Langherahof, and means long barnyard.[4] Longerhouw is a terp (artificial living hill) village to the south of the former Marneslenk. Its only connection to the outside world used to be the, and there is a still a little harbour.[5]

The Dutch Reformed church was renovated in 1757. On the inside there are wooden panels which depict the birth of Christ, crucifixion, ascent to heaven and last judgement in meticulous detail.[5] The artist used to be unknown, but in 2018, it was identified as a creation of .

Longerhouw was home to 90 people in 1840.[6] Before 2011, the village was part of the Wûnseradiel municipality.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8745NA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 6 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 6 April 2022.
  3. http://statline.cbs.nl/Statweb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=83765NED&D1=0-1,3-4,8,11,14,28,31-32,99-104&D2=13314-13470&HDR=T&STB=G1&VW=T Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017
  4. Web site: Longerhouw - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank. 6 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Longerhouw . Friesland wonderland . 6 April 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: Longerhouw . Plaatsengids . 6 April 2022 . nl.