// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Spanga say to its date? You're a pan-ga.
Spanga | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Inn De Veehandel | |
 Location in Weststellingwerf municipality | |
  Spanga Location in the Netherlands  Spanga Spanga (Netherlands) | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  Weststellingwerf |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.05 km2 (3.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −0.6 m (−2.0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 235 |
| • Density | 23.4/km2 (60.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| 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]
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]
Gallery
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Spanga Bell Tower
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
combined with Slijkenburg
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 8482JG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ↑ Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
- ↑ "Spanga". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- 1 2 "Spanga". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
External links
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