De Wilgen
Village in Friesland, Netherlands
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De Wilgen (Dutch: [də ˈʋɪlɣə(n)]; West Frisian: De Wylgen [də ˈʋilɣŋ̍]) is a small village in Smallingerland municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 651 in January 2017.[3]
De Wilgen
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Village | |
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 Location in Smallingerland municipality | |
  De Wilgen Location in the Netherlands  De Wilgen De Wilgen (Netherlands) | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  Smallingerland |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.21 km2 (1.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1.0 m (3.3 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 670 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9213[1] |
| Dialing code | 0512 |
The village was first mentioned in 1580 De Wilgen, and refers to the willow tree.[4] In 1672, it was side of battle with the Prince-Bishop of Münster. The Dutch three soldiers who died are in an honorary grave.[5]
De Wilgen was home to 150 people in 1840.[5] De Wilgen never had a church, but started to grow in the 1970s as a suburb of Drachten.[6]
