Makkinga

Makkinga is a village in the Dutch municipality of in the province of . On 1 January 2017, it had 1,040 inhabitants. 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.
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  • Village with about 1,040 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
  • Description: village in Ooststellingwerf, Netherlands
  • Postal code: 8423
  • Also known as
    “Makkingea”
    “Makkum op it Sân”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bonifatiuskerk, Makkinga and De Weyert.
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is a church.
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is a smock mill in Makkinga, …
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is situated 3 km south of Makkinga.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nijeberkoop and Hoornsterzwaag.
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is a consisting of about 270… is situated 3 km southwest of Makkinga.
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is a small village in in the province of , the . is situated 3½ km northwest of Makkinga.
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is a consisting of around 600… is situated 4 km south of Makkinga.

Makkinga

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Latitude
52.9803° or 52° 58′ 49″ north
Longitude
6.21711° or 6° 13′ 2″ east
Open location code
9F48X6J8+4R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13877000429
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2751257
Wiki­data ID
Q2070434

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Makkinga” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Makkinga”
  • Bulgarian: “Макинга”
  • Catalan: “Makkinga”
  • Cebuano: “Makkinga”
  • Chinese: “弗里斯兰省”
  • Chinese: “弗里斯蘭省”
  • Dutch: “Makkinga”
  • Dutch: “Makkingea”
  • French: “Makkinga”
  • Irish: “Makkingea”
  • Japanese: “マッキンハ”
  • Ladin: “Makkinga”
  • Low German: “Makkinge”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Makkinga”
  • Persian: “ماکینگا”
  • Portuguese: “Makkinga”
  • Russian: “Маккинга”
  • Stellingwerfs: “Makkinge”
  • Ukrainian: “Маккінга”
  • Western Frisian: “Makkingea”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Grote Singel and Makkingasterbos.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brink and Grietenijhûs.

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