Spanga

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Spanga
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Location in Weststellingwerf municipality
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Spanga
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Spanga
Spanga (Netherlands)
Coordinates: Coordinates: 52°49′7″N5°53′5″E / 52.81861°N 5.88472°E / 52.81861; 5.88472
Country Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Province Frisian flag.svg Friesland
Municipality Weststellingwerf flag.svg Weststellingwerf
Area
[1]
 • Total10.05 km2 (3.88 sq mi)
Elevation
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−0.6 m (−2.0 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total235
 • Density23/km2 (61/sq mi)
Postal code
8482 [1]
Dialing code 0561

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]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022. combined with Slijkenburg
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 8482JG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
  4. ↑ "Spanga". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Spanga". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.

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