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.
External links
Media related to Sonnega at Wikimedia Commons