Aekinga

Aekinga (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeː.kɪŋ.ɣaː]; West Frisian: Aekingea; Stellingwarfs: Aekinge) is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Ooststellingwerf in the province of Friesland. The hamlet consists of approximately 15 houses with 40 residents.[2]

Aekinga
Aekingea (West Frisian)
Hamlet
Aekingerzand near Aekinga
Aekingerzand near Aekinga
Aekinga is located in Friesland
Aekinga
Aekinga
Location in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands
Aekinga is located in Netherlands
Aekinga
Aekinga
Aekinga (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°57′N 6°19′E
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Municipality Ooststellingwerf
VillageAppelscha
Elevation
[1]
10.2 m (33.5 ft)
Population
[2]
 • Totalc. 40
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
8426
Area code0516

The hamlet is located southwest of Appelscha, of which it is officially a part. It is located on the edge of Drents-Friese Wold National Park. Aekingerzand, a sand drift that is part of the national park, is named after the hamlet. The eponymous main road of the hamlet of Aekinga runs from the old center of Appelscha, the Boerenstreek to the N381 where it comes to a dead end.

History

In 1530 the hamlet was mentioned as Auckijnge in den kerspell van Appelssche, in the 17th century as Aeckinga, in 1861 as Aekinga and in 1877 as Akinga. The place name is probably derived from the Aekinga family, whose name is derived from the fact that they were people descended from a certain man named Aeke.[3]

There was a boys' boarding school in the hamlet for a long time, the Aekinga boarding school. It opened its doors at the end of 1947. It was a fall boarding school. The last students left the vocational school in 2002 after it was finally decided in 2000 that the complex would be closed as a boarding school. The boarding school consisted of various buildings that were added and renovated over the years. The complex is located between the campsite and a holiday park.[4]

References
  1. "Postcodetool for 8426GN". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. "Aekinga". Plaatsengids.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  3. Van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018). Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch). Mijnbestseller.nl. p. 28. ISBN 9789463679176.
  4. "Jongenskamp Aekinga". Docplayer (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
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