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.

Lange Linschoten
Hamlet
A typical bridge, a kwakel, in Lange Linschoten
Lange Linschoten Location in the Netherlands Show map of Utrecht (province) Lange Linschoten Lange Linschoten (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52.04071°N 4.88882°E / 52.04071; 4.88882
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Municipality	Oudewater
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3425[1]
Dialing code	0348[1]

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1555 as Lange Lynschoten, and means "the long part of the Linschoten (river)".[2] It is not a statistical entity,[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Snelrewaard.[1] In 1840, Lange Linschoten was home to 144 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 120 houses.[4]

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  Lange Linschoten (1891)
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  Vrouwenbrug in Lange Linschoten

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