Kollumersweach
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| name = Kollumersweach
| native_name = De Sweach
Kölmerswoag
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Kollumerzwaag, de Nederlands Hervormde kerk RM23747 foto10 2013-08-25 15.30.jpg
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| image_caption = Reformed church (Nederlands Hervormd)
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| image_map = Map NL Kollumerlân Kollumersweach.png
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| map_caption = Location in the former Kollumerland municipality
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| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon|Friesland}} Friesland
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Noardeast-Fryslân
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| area_total_km2 = 11.36
| elevation_m = 3
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_total = 2,976
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Kollumersweach ({{langx|nds|Kölmerswoag}}, locally also known as De Sweach) is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 2,992 in January 2017.[https://www.kollumerland.nl/gemeente/feiten-en-cijfers_3721/item/inwonertal-en-info-2017_6145.html Inwonertal en info 2017] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028201339/https://www.kollumerland.nl/gemeente/feiten-en-cijfers_3721/item/inwonertal-en-info-2017_6145.html |date=2017-10-28 }} - Kollumerland Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland municipality.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1444 as Zwaech, and means (cattle) pasture belonging to Kollum.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/kollumerzwaag |title=Kollumerzwaag - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=1 April 2022 |language=nl}} Kollumersweach developed on a clay ridge from which the heath was cultivated during the 11th and 12th century. It developed into a linear settlement. Originally there were two hamlets: Zwagerveen and Zandbulten. In 1971, they were merged and renamed to Kollumerzwaag.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/kollumerzwaag |title=Kollumerzwaag |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=1 April 2022 |language=nl}} In 2023, the spelling was changed to Kollumersweach.{{cite web |date=10 December 2022 |title=22 dorpen in Noardeast-Fryslân krijgen op 1 januari 2023 een nieuwe Friese naam |trans-title=22 villages in Noardeast-Fryslân will receive a new Frisian name on 1 January 2023 |url=https://www.rtvnof.nl/22-dorpen-in-noardeast-fryslan-krijgen-op-1-januari-2023-een-nieuwe-friese-naam/595397/ |access-date=7 April 2023 |website=RTV NOF |language=nl}}{{cite web |title=Friese namen |trans-title=Frisian names |url=https://namen.taalunie.org/friese-namen |access-date=7 April 2023 |website=Taalunie |language=nl}}
The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 12th century. The tower was added slightly later. The spire was replaced in 1872 and was altered in 1960 during restoration.{{cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu06_01/sten009monu06_01_0097.php |title=Kollumerzwaag |author=Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven |year=2000 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9476 4 |language=nl |access-date=1 April 2022}}
In 1840, Kollumersweach was home to 513 people. In the mid-19th century, the village started to industrialize and grow.
Gallery
File:Kollumerzwaag, de Gereformeerde kerk foto5 2013-08-25 15.22.jpg|Reformed church (gereformeerd)
File:Kollumerzwaag Boerderij.JPG|Farm in Kollumersweach
File:Kollumerzwaag Friesland.jpg|Farm in Kollumersweach
File:Kollumerzwaagstervaart vanaf De Dôlle.jpg|Landscape near Kollumersweach
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Category:Populated places in Friesland
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