Bantega
Bantegea
Village
Location in the former Lemsterlân municipality
Location in the former Lemsterlân municipality
Bantega is located in Friesland
Bantega
Bantega
Location in the Netherlands
Bantega is located in Netherlands
Bantega
Bantega
Bantega (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°50′30″N 5°50′30″E / 52.84167°N 5.84167°E / 52.84167; 5.84167
CountryNetherlands Netherlands
ProvinceFriesland Friesland
MunicipalityDe Fryske Marren De Fryske Marren
Area
  Total19.80 km2 (7.64 sq mi)
Elevation−0.7 m (−2.3 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Total655
  Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Postal code
8538[1]
Dialing code0514

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 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 8538RA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  3. Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS
  4. "Bantega - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. "Bantega". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.

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