De Westereen

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De Westereen
Village
Country Netherlands Netherlands
Province Friesland Friesland
Population
  Total c. 5,160

De Westereen (standard West Frisian: De Westerein, Dutch: Zwaagwesteinde) is a village in the Dantumadiel municipality of Friesland in the Netherlands and has around 5164 citizens (2007).

Name

De Westereen has been the official name since January 1, 2009. It is the name of the village in the local form of the West Frisian language spoken there. The standard West Frisian name of the village is De Westerein. The Dutch name Zwaagwesteinde was official prior 2009.

Coordinates: 53°15′19″N 6°2′8″E / 53.25528°N 6.03556°E / 53.25528; 6.03556

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