title: Lange Linschoten
text: # Lange Linschoten
  
  Lange Linschoten is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Oudewater, and lies about 2 km northeast of the city of Oudewater.
  
  The hamlet was first mentioned in 1555 as Lange Lynschoten, and means "the long part of the Linschoten (river)". It is not a statistical entity, and the postal authorities have placed it under Snelrewaard. In 1840, Lange Linschoten was home to 144 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 120 houses.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * Lange Linschoten (1891)
  * Vrouwenbrug in Lange Linschoten
  