Goënga

Also known as Goaiïngea

Goënga () is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 240 in January 2017.

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Settlement.name: Goënga
Settlement.native_name: Goaiïngea
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Exterieur naar het noordwesten - Goënga - 20079229 - RCE.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Goënga Church (1959)
Settlement.image_map: Map NL Wymbritseradiel Goaiïngea.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the former Wymbritseradiel municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Súdwest-Fryslân
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric

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Image: Goënga, dorp in Súdwest-Fryslân.jpg

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Goënga () is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 240 in January 2017.

==History== The village was first mentioned in 13th century as Goingum, and means "settlement of the people of Goaije". Goënga is a terp (artificial living hill) village from the middle ages. It was located to the east of the former Middelzee. It was connected to Sneek via a canal.