Doniaga

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Doniaga Dunegea
Village
Bell tower of Doniaga
Location in De Friese Meren municipality
52°54′22″N 5°44′50″E / 52.90611°N 5.74722°E / 52.90611; 5.74722
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	De Fryske Marren
Area ^[1]
• Total	6.84 km² (2.64 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	−0.2 m (−0.7 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	85
• Density	12/km² (32/sq mi)
Postal code	8516^[1]
Dialing code	0513

Doniaga (West Frisian: Dunegea) is a small village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 100 citizens (2017).^[3]

It is located west of the Tjeukemeer [nl] and named after the Donia family.^[4]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1448 as Doyenga.^[4] In 1840, it was home to 104 people. It used to have a little village centre with a school, inn, church and library, but only the belfry remains. The church was demolished in the 19th century. The belfry dates from 1901.^[5]

Before 2009, Doniaga was part of the Skarsterlân municipality and before 1984 it was part of Doniawerstal.^[5]

Gallery

Farm in Doniaga
Farm in Doniaga
American wind mill (1955)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8516DC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS
^ ^a ^b "Doniaga - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Doniaga". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.