Spanga
Located in Weststellingwerf Municipality, Friesland Coordinates: 52°49′09″ N 5°53′02″ E
- Population
- 65
- 65
- Elevation
- -1 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
About Spanga
Spanga is a village. Location: Weststellingwerf Municipality, Friesland. Population: 65. Elevation: -1 m.
Spanga (West Frisian: Spangea) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 210 in 2017. The village was first mentioned in 1320 as Spangghe. The etymology is unclear. The Dutch Reformed church was demolished in 1831. In 1851, a bell tower was erected as its replacement. The tower was destroyed during a storm in 1954, and a new tower was built in 1955 which was replaced in 1989. Spanga was home to 121 people in 1840.
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In comparison
- No. 21 of 25 places in Weststellingwerf Municipality by population
- Nearest larger town: Scherpenzeel, 2 km N
Airports nearest to Spanga
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 57 km
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam 95 km
- Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN) Weeze 137 km
Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Poldertoren Landmark, Noordoostpolder Municipality15 km SW -
Kiekenberg Mountain, Heerenveen Municipality20 km NE -
Havelterberg Mountain, Gemeente Westerveld23 km E
Sources & licences
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