Makkinga () is a village in the Dutch municipality of

Ooststellingwerf Ooststellingwerf (; Stellingwarfs: ) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It is one of the municipalities of Friesland where Stellingwarfs dialect, Stellingwerfs, a dialect o ...

in the province of

Friesland Friesland ( ; ; official ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia (), named after the Frisians, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen (p ...

. 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 Shared space is an urban design approach that minimises the segregation between modes of road user. This is done by removing features such as curb (road), curbs, road surface markings, traffic signs, and traffic lights. Hans Monderman and othe ...

, which means the removal of traffic controls in the high street to encourage safer interaction between vehicles and pedestrians.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1527 Mackinge(n) and means "settlement of the people of Makke (person)". Makkinga is a

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excavation village with a similar shape as an ''

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'' but without a communal pasture. It started to developed from the 15th century onwards. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1777 and is a replacement of an earlier church. Makkinga was home to 294 people in 1840. Between 1848 until 1886, it was the capital of the Ooststellingwerf municipality.

Attractions

In Makkinga, the Old Ark museum is devoted to old tools. There is a restored windmill, ''De Weyert'', in the village. It was originally built in 1868 as a

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Gorredijk Gorredijk () is the largest town in the municipality of Opsterland, in the Dutch province of Friesland. Gorredijk had a population of 7,360 in 2019. The hamlets of Easterein and Kortezwaag are also part of the town. The latter was an independent ...

. In 1925, it was moved to Makkinga and converted to a

grist mill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that h ...

. On the last Saturday of the month from March to October, a large

flea market A flea market (or swap meet) is a type of street market that provides space for vendors to sell previously owned (secondhand) goods. This type of market is often seasonal. However, in recent years there has been the development of 'formal' ...

is organized in the village.

Gallery

File:Bonifatiustsjerke, Makkingea.jpg, Church of Makkinga File:Rommelmarktmakkinga.JPG, Flea market File:Makkinga bw.jpg, Welcome to Makkinga

Notable residents

Jan Kromkamp Jan Kromkamp (born 17 August 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He manages CSV Apeldoorn. Kromkamp played a total of 201 games in the Eredivisie and scored eight goals in nine seasons, playing for both ...

(born 1980), footballer

References

{{Authority control Geography of Ooststellingwerf Populated places in Friesland