Lange Linschoten
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Lange Linschoten | |
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Hamlet | |
.JPG) A typical bridge, a kwakel, in Lange Linschoten | |
  Lange Linschoten Location in the Netherlands  Lange Linschoten Lange Linschoten (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°02′27″N 4°53′20″E / 52.04071°N 4.88882°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Utrecht |
| Municipality | Oudewater |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3425[1] |
| Dialing code | 0348[1] |
Lange Linschoten is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Oudewater, and lies about 2 km northeast of the city of Oudewater.
The hamlet was first mentioned in 1555 as Lange Lynschoten, and means "the long part of the Linschoten (river)".[2] It is not a statistical entity,[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Snelrewaard.[1] In 1840, Lange Linschoten was home to 144 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 120 houses.[4]
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