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Steggerda

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

52°51′24″N 6°04′27″E / 52.85667°N 6.07417°E / 52.85667; 6.07417Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality

WeststellingwerfArea

^[1]

• Total15.41 km² (5.95 sq mi)Elevation

^[2]

2.3 m (7.5 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total1,055 • Density68/km² (180/sq mi)Postal code

8395^[1]

Dialing code0561WebsiteWebsite

Steggerda (West Frisian: Steggerde) is a village of the Dutch municipality of Weststellingwerf. The village consists of one long stretch with housing and has a population of 1,049.^[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1408 as Steggerden. The etymology is unknown.^[4] Steggerda is a Catholic enclave in a predominantly Protestant region. In 1759, a clandestine church was built on top of a horse barn. In 1839, the first church was built which was replaced in 1921.^[5]

Steggerda was home to 560 people in 1840.^[5] In 1915, a dairy factory was opened. The factory was supposed to be demolished, however a group of villagers salvaged the steam engine. In 2011, a dairy steam museum opened.^[6]

Notable people

Mariska Rikkers, politician

Gallery

Farm in Steggerda
Wim Braakman [nl] in front his house of birth
Landscape along the Linde

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8395KV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
^ "Steggerda - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Steggerda". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Het Stoommuseum". Steggerda (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.