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De Wilgen

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Drachtster Heawei 98, De Wilgen
Drachtster Heawei 98, De Wilgen

De Wilgen (West Frisian: De Wylgen) is a small village in Smallingerland municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 651 in January 2017.The village was first mentioned in 1580 De Wilgen, and refers to the willow tree. In 1672, it was side of battle with the Prince-Bishop of Münster. The Dutch three soldiers who died are in an honorary grave.De Wilgen was home to 150 people in 1840. De Wilgen never had a church, but started to grow in the 1970s as a suburb of Drachten.

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De Wilgen
Hoptunen, Smallingerland

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9213 VK Smallingerland
Frisia, Netherlands
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