Spanga
Village in Friesland, Netherlands
52°49′7″N 5°53′5″E / 52.81861°N 5.88472°E / 52.81861; 5.88472![Netherlands](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png)
![Friesland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Frisian_flag.svg/22px-Frisian_flag.svg.png)
![Weststellingwerf](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Weststellingwerf_flag.svg/23px-Weststellingwerf_flag.svg.png)
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Spanga (West Frisian: Spangea) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 210 in 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1320 as Spangghe. The etymology is unclear.[4] The Dutch Reformed church was demolished in 1831. In 1851, a bell tower was erected as its replacement. The tower was destroyed during a storm in 1954, and a new tower was built in 1955 which was replaced in 1989.[5]
Spanga was home to 121 people in 1840.[5]
Gallery
- Spanga Bell Tower
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
combined with Slijkenburg
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8482JG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
- ^ "Spanga". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Spanga". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
External links
Media related to Spanga at Wikimedia Commons
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Populated places in the municipality of Weststellingwerf
- Wolvega
- Blesdijke
- De Blesse
- Boijl
- De Hoeve
- Langelille
- Munnekeburen
- Nijeholtpade
- Nijeholtwolde
- Nijelamer
- Nijetrijne
- Noordwolde
- Noordwolde-Zuid [nl]
- Oldeholtpade
- Oldeholtwolde
- Oldelamer
- Oldetrijne
- Oosterstreek
- Peperga
- Scherpenzeel
- Slijkenburg
- Sonnega
- Spanga
- Steggerda
- Ter Idzard
- Vinkega
- Willemsoord (small part)
- Zandhuizen
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