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Spanga
Village
Inn De Veehandel
Location in Weststellingwerf municipality
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Coordinates: 52°49′7″N 5°53′5″E / 52.81861°N 5.88472°E / 52.81861; 5.88472
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Weststellingwerf
Area
• Total	10.05 km (3.88 sq mi)
Elevation	−0.6 m (−2.0 ft)
Population
• Total	235
• Density	23/km (61/sq mi)
Postal code	8482
Dialing code	0561

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.

Gallery

• Spanga Bell Tower

References

1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022. combined with Slijkenburg
2. "Postcodetool for 8482JG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
3. Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
4. "Spanga". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
5. ^ "Spanga". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.

External links

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