Longerhouw

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| name = Longerhouw

| native_name = Longerhou

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| settlement_type = Village

| image_skyline = File:20190821 zicht op Longerhouw.jpg

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| image_caption = View on Longerhouw

| image_flag = Longerhouw vlag.svg

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| image_shield = Longerhou wapen.svg

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| image_map = Map NL Wûnseradiel Longerhou.png

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| map_caption = Location in the former Wûnseradiel municipality

| pushpin_map = Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands

| pushpin_label_position = right

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon|Friesland}} Friesland

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon|Súdwest-Fryslân}} Súdwest-Fryslân

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| unit_pref = Metric

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| area_total_km2 = 2.48

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 8745NA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 6 April 2022 }}

| elevation_m = 0.5

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=6 April 2022}}

| population_total = 55

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 8745

| area_code_type = Dialing code

| area_code = 0517

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Longerhouw ({{langx|fy|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.[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] - CBS Statline

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Langherahof, and means long barnyard.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/longerhouw |title=Longerhouw - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank|access-date=6 April 2022 |language=nl}} 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 {{ill|Makkumervaart|nl}}, and there is a still a little harbour.{{cite web|url=https://www.frieslandwonderland.nl/plaats/longerhouw |title=Longerhouw |website=Friesland wonderland |access-date=6 April 2022 |language=nl}}

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. The artist used to be unknown, but in 2018, it was identified as a creation of {{ill|Gerben Jelles Nauta|nl}}.

Longerhouw was home to 90 people in 1840.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/longerhouw |title=Longerhouw |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=6 April 2022 |language=nl}} Before 2011, the village was part of the Wûnseradiel municipality.

Gallery

Toren naar het noord-oosten - Longerhouw - 20142037 - RCE.jpg|Longerhouw Church (1965)

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