Goingarijp

Goingarijp

Goingarijp

Village in Friesland, Netherlands


Goingarijp (West Frisian: Goaiïngaryp) is a small village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 250 in 2017.[3]

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History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Godinriip, and means bank belonging to Goënga.[4] The Protestant Church dates from 1770 and was a replacement of a medieval church. In 1840, it was home to 86 people. There is a little American windmill near the village. It used to stand in the Rottige Meente [nl] but was sold to the village in 2007.[5]

Before 2014, Goingarijp was part of the Skarsterlân municipality and before 1984 it was part of Doniawerstal.[5]


References

  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 8511AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  3. "Goingarijp - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  4. "Goingarijp". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.

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