Goënga

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Goënga Goaiïngea
Village
Goënga Church (1959)
Location in the former Wymbritseradiel municipality
53°3′16″N 5°41′33″E / 53.05444°N 5.69250°E / 53.05444; 5.69250
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Súdwest-Fryslân
Area ^[1]
• Total	1.52 km² (0.59 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	−0.2 m (−0.7 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	255
• Density	170/km² (430/sq mi)
Postal code	8628^[1]
Dialing code	0515

Goënga (West Frisian: Goaiïngea) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 240 in January 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 13th century as Goingum, and means "settlement of the people of Goaije".^[4] Goënga is a terp (artificial living hill) village from the middle ages.^[5] It was located to the east of the former Middelzee.^[6] It was connected to Sneek via a canal.^[5]

The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1758 and has a tower from 1787 which contains a bell from 1342 made by Stephanus.^[5] The former clergy house has been turned into a private house.^[7]

Goënga was home to 183 people in 1840.^[7] Before 2011, the village was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality. Nowadays it a part of the Súdwest-Fryslân.^[7]

Gallery

Houses in Goënga
View on Goënga

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 5 April 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 8628EK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
^ "Goënga - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Goënga" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ "Goënga". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Goënga". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.