Loënga

Neighbourhood and former village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

Loënga Loaiïngea
Neighbourhood and former village
Loënga belfry
Location in the former Sneek municipality
53°03′N 5°41′E / 53.050°N 5.683°E / 53.050; 5.683
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Súdwest-Fryslân
Area ^[1]
• Total	2.75 km² (1.06 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	0.5 m (1.6 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	450
• Density	160/km² (420/sq mi)
Postal code	8603^[1]
Dialing code	0515

Loënga (West Frisian: Loaiïngea) is neighbourhood of Sneek and a former village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It has a population of around 95 in January 2017.^[3] In 1984, Loënga and Offingawier were annexed by Sneek and are no longer independent villages.^[4]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1335 as "in Loinghum", and means "settlement of the people of Lode".^[5] Loënga was a terp (artificial living hill) village.^[4]

The Dutch Reformed church dated from the 14th century, but was torn down in the middle of the 17th century. In 1620, a little belfry was placed in the cemetery.^[4]

Loënga was home to 70 people in 1840.^[6] In 1984, it was annexed by the city of Sneek.^[4] Before 2011, the village was part of Sneek municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Wymbritseradiel municipality.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8603AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Loënga". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ "Loënga - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Loënga". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.