| Luxwoude | |
| Native Name: | Lúkswâld |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 52.9967°N 5.9806°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Opsterland |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.07 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 430 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 8405 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0513 |
Luxwoude (Western Frisian: Lúkswâld) is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 275 in January 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Lukeswalde, and means the forest of Lucas (person). See also: Lucaswolde.[4] Luxwoude developed as a peat excavation village. It was home to 137 people in 1840.[5]