Follega

Also known as Follegea

Follega () is a small village in De Fryske Marren in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 155 in 2017.

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Place details

Locality: Follega
Region: Fryslân
Country: Nederland
Population: 160

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Settlement.name: Follega
Settlement.native_name: Follegea
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Klokkenstoel Follega 05w.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Follega Bell Tower
Settlement.image_map: Map NL Lemsterlân Follegea.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the former Lemsterlân municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: De Fryske Marren
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric

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Official name: Follegea
Image: Klokkenstoel Follega 05w.JPG

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Follega () is a small village in De Fryske Marren in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 155 in 2017.

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Ecclesia Folcolfi, and means "the settlement of Folle (person)". The church was demolished in the 17th century and never rebuilt. On 2 October 1799, English soldiers tried to take the bridge, but were attacked by armed citizens and had to retreat. The local inn used to be called De Drie Kogels (The three bullets), because it had received three bullet holes during the fighting. In 1840, it was home to 231 people. There was a little wind mill near Follega built in 1857, but it was sold to Laag-Keppel in 1968.