Makkinga

Also known as Makkingea

Makkinga () is a village in the Dutch municipality of Ooststellingwerf in the province of Friesland. On 1 January 2017, it had 1,040 inhabitants.

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Place details

Locality: Makkinga
Region: Fryslân
Country: Nederland
Population: 630
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Makkinga
Settlement.native_name: Makkingea
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Weyert Makkinga 01.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Windmill De Weyert
Settlement.image_flag: Makkinga flag.gif
Settlement.image_map: Map NL Eaststellingwerf Makkingea.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Ooststellingwerf 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: Ooststellingwerf

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Image: Weyert Makkinga 01.JPG

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Commons category: Makkinga
postal code: 8423
P8168: Petra Morsbach

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Makkinga () is a village in the Dutch municipality of Ooststellingwerf in the province of Friesland. 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.