Goënga | |
Native Name: | Goaiïngea |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Coordinates: | 53.0544°N 5.6925°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Súdwest-Fryslân |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1.52 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | -0.2 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 255 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 8628 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0515 |
Goënga (Western Frisian: Goaiïngea) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 240 in January 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 13th century as Goingum, and means "settlement of the people of Goaije".[4] Goënga is a terp (artificial living hill) village from the middle ages. It was located to the east of the former Middelzee.[5] It was connected to Sneek via a canal.[6]
The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1758 and has a tower from 1787 which contains a bell from 1342 made by Stephanus.[6] The former clergy house has been turned into a private house.
Goënga was home to 183 people in 1840.[7] Before 2011, the village was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality. Nowadays it a part of the Súdwest-Fryslân.[7]