Steggerda
Steggerda (West Frisian: Steggerde) is a village of the Dutch municipality of Weststellingwerf. The village consists of one long stretch with housing and has a population of 1,049.
The village was first mentioned in 1408 as Steggerden. The etymology is unknown. Steggerda is a Catholic enclave in a predominantly Protestant region. In 1759, a clandestine church was built on top of a horse barn. In 1839, the first church was built which was replaced in 1921.
Steggerda was home to 560 people in 1840. In 1915, a dairy factory was opened. The factory was supposed to be demolished, however a group of villagers salvaged the steam engine. In 2011, a dairy steam museum opened.
Notable people
- Mariska Rikkers, politician
Gallery
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Farm in Steggerda -
![Wim Braakman [nl] in front his house of birth](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Geboortehuis-braakman.jpg/120px-Geboortehuis-braakman.jpg)
Wim Braakman in front his house of birth -
Landscape along the Linde
![Wim Braakman [nl] in front his house of birth](/key/File:Geboortehuis-braakman.jpg)
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8395KV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
- ^ "Steggerda - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Steggerda". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Het Stoommuseum". Steggerda (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
External links
Media related to Steggerda at Wikimedia Commons
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