Makkinga
Makkingea | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Windmill De Weyert | |
 Location in Ooststellingwerf municipality | |
  Makkinga Location in the Netherlands  Makkinga Makkinga (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°59′N 6°13′E / 52.983°N 6.217°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  Ooststellingwerf |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.59 km2 (6.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,020 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 8423[1] |
| Dialing code | 0516 |
Makkinga (West Frisian: Makkingea) is a village in the Dutch municipality of Ooststellingwerf in the province of Friesland. On 1 January 2017, it had 1,040 inhabitants.[3]
Makkinga is known among transportation planners and engineers as the first community to introduce the concept of shared space, which means the removal of traffic controls in the high street to encourage safer interaction between vehicles and pedestrians.
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8423SB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Villages Archived 2017-09-28 at the Wayback Machine - Ooststellingwerf Municipality (in Dutch)