Skingen

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.[3]

Schingen
Skingen
Village
Location in Menameradiel municipality
Schingen
Location in the Netherlands
Schingen
Schingen (Netherlands)
Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Municipality Waadhoeke
Area
[1]
 • Total1.83 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
0.5 m (1.6 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total95
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Postal code
8816[1]
Dialing code0517

History

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.[5] Archaeological artefacts have been discovered from the Roman period.[6] 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]

Born in Skingen
  • Pieter Breuker (1945), Frisian writer
  • Interior of the church

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 8816HT". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  3. Feiten en cijfers - Menameradiel
  4. "Schingen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  5. "Information sign Skingen". plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. "Skingen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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