Skingen

Schingen Skingen
Village
Location in Menameradiel municipality
Schingen Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: Coordinates: 53°12′6″N 5°37′3″E / 53.20167°N 5.61750°E / 53.20167; 5.61750
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Waadhoeke
Population  (2017)
• Total	115
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8816
Telephone area	0517

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.^[1]

History[]

Before 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality. Archeological findings in the area prove that the village most likely already existed in Roman Times. A church had already been built in the 12th century when in 1877 work began on a new one.

Born in Skingen[]

• Christianus Schotanus (1603), professor and historian
• Pieter Houtsma (1926), politician
• Pieter Breuker (1945), Frisian writer

See also[]

• List of cities, towns and villages in Friesland

References[]

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