Skingen

Schingen
Skingen
Village

Location in Menameradiel municipality
Schingen
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: Coordinates: 53°12′6″N 5°37′3″E / 53.20167°N 5.61750°E / 53.20167; 5.61750
Country Netherlands Netherlands
Province Friesland Friesland
Municipality Waadhoeke Waadhoeke
Population (2017)
 • Total 115
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 8816
Telephone area 0517

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.[1]

History

Before 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality. Archeological findings in the area prove that the village most likely already existed in Roman Times. A church had already been built in the 12th century when in 1877 work began on a new one.

Born in Skingen

  • Christianus Schotanus (1603), professor and historian
  • Pieter Houtsma (1926), politician
  • Pieter Breuker (1945), Frisian writer

See also

References

  1. ↑ Feiten en cijfers - Menameradiel
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