Goëngahuizen | |
Native Name: | Goaiïngahuzen |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Coordinates: | 53.0778°N 5.9°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Smallingerland |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 8.48 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | -0.4 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 55 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 8497 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0566 |
Goëngahuizen (Western Frisian: Goaiïngahuzen) is a hamlet in Smallingerland in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 58 in January 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1573 as Gonyehuisen, and means "settlement of the Goinga family".[4] Goëngahuizen is an isolated farmers community. Some peat excavation had taken place in the south of Goëngahuizen.[5] It has its own place name signs.
There are three windmills in Goëngahuizen, De Jansmolen, De Modderige Bol and Heechheim.[6]