Steggerda

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Steggerda
Village
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Location in Weststellingwerf municipality
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Steggerda
Location in the Netherlands
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Steggerda
Steggerda (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°51′24″N6°04′27″E / 52.85667°N 6.07417°E / 52.85667; 6.07417
Country Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Province Frisian flag.svg Friesland
Municipality Weststellingwerf flag.svg Weststellingwerf
Area
[1]
 • Total15.41 km2 (5.95 sq mi)
Elevation
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2.3 m (7.5 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total1,055
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Postal code
8395 [1]
Dialing code 0561
Website Website

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]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 8395KV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
  4. ↑ "Steggerda - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Steggerda". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Het Stoommuseum". Steggerda (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.

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