| Schingen | |
| Native Name: | Skingen |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.2017°N 5.6175°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Waadhoeke |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.83 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 0.5 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 95 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 8816 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0517 |
Skingen (Dutch; Flemish: Schingen) is a small village in Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 115 in January 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned around 1400 as Schengen, and is the name of a stream.[4] Skingen developed at the beginning of our era on a natural height near the Middelzee. Archaeological artefacts have been discovered from the Roman period. Later the hill was extended into a terp (artificial living hill).[5] A church had already been built in the 11th or 12th century when in 1877 work began on a new one. The church was restored in 2003.[5]
Skingen was home to 109 people in 1840.[6] Until 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality.[6]
