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.[3]

Schingen Skingen
Village
Location in Menameradiel municipality
Schingen Location in the Netherlands Show map of Friesland Schingen Schingen (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates:
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Waadhoeke
Area [1]
• Total	1.83 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.5 m (1.6 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	95
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Postal code	8816[1]
Dialing code	0517

History

The village was first mentioned around 1400 as Schengen, and is the name of a stream.[4] Skingen developed at the beginning of our era on a natural height near the Middelzee.[5] Archaeological artefacts have been discovered from the Roman period.[6] Later the hill was extended into a terp (artificial living hill).[5] A church had already been built in the 11th or 12th century when in 1877 work began on a new one. The church was restored in 2003.[5]

Skingen was home to 109 people in 1840.[6] Until 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality.[6]

Born in Skingen

• Pieter Breuker [fy] (1945), Frisian writer

Gallery

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  Interior of the church

References

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