Willige Langerak is a hamlet in the

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provinces of

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and

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. It is located in the municipalities of

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Lopik Lopik () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, close to the Lek river. History Lopik lies within the Lopikerwaard region, which used to be occupied by swamps and forests until the area was cultivated in th ...

, just east of

Schoonhoven Schoonhoven () is a city and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, before it had been an independent municipality. The former municipa ...

. Willige Langerak was a separate municipality in the province of Utrecht between 1818 and 1943, when its largest portion was merged with Lopik in the province of Utrecht and a smaller portion (the church and its surroundings) was added to

in South Holland. It was first mentioned in 1291 as Wilgerkerke, and means

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trees near Langerak. Willige Langerak is not a statistical entity, and the postal authorities have placed it under

. Most of the old village has been annexed by

, and the part in Lopik remains. Willige Langerak has its own place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 437 people. The hamlet in Lopik consists of about 120 houses.

Gallery

File:Willigen Langerak met boerderij de Wielewaal.jpg, Farm the Wielewaal File:Willige Langerak Dijkbewakingspaal nr 8.jpg, Farm in Willige Langerak File:Overzicht zuidgevel, wit gepleisterd - Willige Langerak - 20368587 - RCE.jpg, Former church of Willige Langerak. Now in Schoonhoven image:Willige Langerak 1865.png, Willige Langerak in 1865.

References

Populated places in South Holland Populated places in Utrecht (province) Former municipalities of Utrecht (province) Lopik Krimpenerwaard {{Utrecht-geo-stub