Goëngahuizen Explained

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.

Windmills

There are three windmills in Goëngahuizen, De Jansmolen, De Modderige Bol and Heechheim.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8497NA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 3 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 3 April 2022.
  3. https://www.smallingerland.nl/Int/Drachten-en-de-dorpen/Bevolkingscijfers.html Bevolkingscijfers
  4. Web site: Goëngahuizen - (geografische naam) . Plaatsengids . 3 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Goëngahuizen . Friesland Wonderland . 3 April 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: Goëngahuizen . Plaatsengids . 3 April 2022 . nl.