De Wilgen (Dutch: [də ˈʋɪlɣə(n)]; West Frisian: De Wylgen [də ˈʋilɣŋ̍]) is a small village in Smallingerland municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.

[3] The village was first mentioned in 1580 De Wilgen, and refers to the willow tree.

The Dutch three soldiers who died are in an honorary grave.

[5] De Wilgen was home to 150 people in 1840.

[5] De Wilgen never had a church, but started to grow in the 1970s as a suburb of Drachten.