Luxwoude (West Frisian: Lúkswâld) is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands.

[3] The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Lukeswalde, and means the forest of Lucas (person).

[4] Luxwoude developed as a peat excavation village.

It was home to 137 people in 1840.

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