Beetsterzwaag
Beetsterzwaag (West Frisian: Beetstersweach) is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland in the Netherlands. It had a population of around 3,485 in January 2017.[1]
Beetsterzwaag
Beetstersweach | |
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Village | |
 Beetsterzwaag church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Opsterland municipality | |
  Beetsterzwaag Location in the Netherlands  Beetsterzwaag Beetsterzwaag (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  Opsterland |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 3,485 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9244 |
| Telephone area | 0512 |
Notable people
Its most famous inhabitant was the Dutch actor Rutger Hauer, who died at his home in the village on 19 July 2019. [2] The Dutch poet J. Slauerhoff lived there, who in May–July 1929 ran the practice of the local doctor, a temporary profession eternalized in a poem by J.C. Bloem printed in the national paper Het Vaderland.[3] Beetsterzwaag is also the birthplace of Hilbert van der Duim, a speed skater active in the 1980s; Van der Duim was twice all-around World Champion, twice all-around European champion, and seven times Dutch champion.[4]
References
- Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
- "Rutger Hauer dead at age 75 after short illness". NL Times. July 24, 2019.
- Bakker, Bert; Gerrit Borgers; Jan Hulsker; Cornelis Jan (Cees) Kelk; Cornelis Pieter (Kees) Lekkerkerker; Jurriaan Schrofer; Ellen Warmond; F.C. Terborgh (2008) [1980]. Schrijversprentenboek (in Dutch). Bezige Bij. p. 25.
- "Duim, Hilbert van der". Encyclopedie Drenthe Online. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
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