Snikzwaag () is a village in
De Fryske Marren
De Fryske Marren () is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2014 and consists of the former municipalities of Gaasterlân-Sleat, Lemsterland, Skarsterlân and parts of Boarnsterhim, all four of whi ...
in the province of
Friesland
Friesland ( ; ; official ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia (), named after the Frisians, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen (p ...
, the
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
. It had a population of around 65 in 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century Sneckswach, and means pointed (cattle) pasture.
In 1840, Snikzwaag was home to 73 people.
Before 2014, Snikzwaag was part of the
Skarsterlân
Skarsterlân (; ) is a former municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. The municipality was created 1 January 1984 by merging the municipalities of Doniawerstal and Haskerland, the part of Utingeradeel consisting of the vil ...
municipality and before 1984 it was part of
Haskerland.
Gallery
File:Klokkestoel sn.jpg, Wooden bell tower
File:Snikzwaag - panoramio.jpg, Snikzwaag in winter
References
External links
De Fryske Marren
Populated places in Friesland
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