Bantega
Bantega (West Frisian: Bantegea) is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is located in the municipality De Fryske Marren, and lies about 6 km east of the town of Lemmer.
Bantega
Bantegea | |
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Village | |
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 Location in the former Lemsterlân municipality | |
  Bantega Location in the Netherlands  Bantega Bantega (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°50′30″N 5°50′30″E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  De Fryske Marren |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.80 km2 (7.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −0.7 m (−2.3 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 655 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (86/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 8538[1] |
| Dialing code | 0514 |
Bantega has about 650 inhabitants.[3] It is a young village; until after the second World War, it was only a hamlet, named Echtenpolder. The village is named after the drowned village of Bant.
The village was first named Bantega in 1974. The older name of the settlement was Echtenpolder, but was renamed after a village which disappeared around 1700. It means "village of Bant (area name)".[4] In 1916, a little wooden church was bought from Kalenberg. In 1944, the floor collapsed during service. A new church was built in 1947.[5]
Gallery
Bed and breakfast at the Middenweg
School in Bantega
Former church
The cemetery bell
References
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- "Postcodetool for 8538RA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS
- "Bantega - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- "Bantega". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
External links
Media related to Bantega at Wikimedia Commons