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.
History
The village was first mentioned around 1400 as Schengen, and is the name of a stream. 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). 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.
Skingen was home to 109 people in 1840. Until 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality.
Born in Skingen
- Pieter Breuker (1945), Frisian writer
Gallery
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Interior of the church
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8816HT". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Feiten en cijfers - Menameradiel
- ^ "Schingen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Information sign Skingen". plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Skingen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
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