Sonnega

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

52°52′1″N 5°57′38″E / 52.86694°N 5.96056°E / 52.86694; 5.96056Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality

WeststellingwerfArea

^[1]

• Total5.99 km² (2.31 sq mi)Elevation

^[2]

0.9 m (3.0 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total245 • Density41/km² (110/sq mi)Postal code

8478^[1]

Dialing code0561

Sonnega (West Frisian: Sonnegea) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 230 in 2017.^[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1399 as Sonnegae, and means "village of Sonne (person)".^[4] The bell tower of Sonnega was built in 1640 and restored in 1926.^[5]

Sonnega was home to 198 people in 1840.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8478GA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
^ "Sonnega". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Oldetrijne" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Sonnega". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.