Skingen
Skingen (Dutch: Schingen) is a small village in Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 115 in January 2017.[3]
Schingen
Skingen | |
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Village | |
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 Location in Menameradiel municipality | |
  Schingen Location in the Netherlands  Schingen Schingen (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°12′6″N 5°37′3″E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  Waadhoeke |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.83 km2 (0.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0.5 m (1.6 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 95 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 8816[1] |
| Dialing code | 0517 |
History
The village was first mentioned around 1400 as Schengen, and is the name of a stream.[4] Skingen developed at the beginning of our era on a natural height near the Middelzee.[5] Archaeological artefacts have been discovered from the Roman period.[6] Later the hill was extended into a terp (artificial living hill).[5] A church had already been built in the 11th or 12th century when in 1877 work began on a new one. The church was restored in 2003.[5]
Skingen was home to 109 people in 1840.[6] Until 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality.[6]
Born in Skingen
- Pieter Breuker (1945), Frisian writer
Gallery
Interior of the church
References
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- "Postcodetool for 8816HT". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- Feiten en cijfers - Menameradiel
- "Schingen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- "Information sign Skingen". plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- "Skingen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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