Lange Linschoten is a hamlet in the
Dutch
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province of
Utrecht
Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, pro ...
. It is a part of the municipality of
Oudewater
Oudewater () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands.
History
The origin of the town of Oudewater is obscure and no information has been found concerning the first settlement of citizens. It is also difficult to recover the name of Oud ...
, 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)". It is not a statistical entity,
and the postal authorities have placed it under
Snelrewaard.
In 1840, Lange Linschoten was home to 144 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 120 houses.
Gallery
File:Lange Linschoten Jacob Olie (max res).jpg, Lange Linschoten (1891)
File:Vrouwenbrug (01).JPG, Vrouwenbrug in Lange Linschoten
References
Populated places in Utrecht (province)
Oudewater
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