Parrega
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Parrega in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in the province Friesland
of the Netherlands
and has around 500 citizens (1-1-2009). The village is split up by a canal, and the only bridge in the centre connects the two parts with each other.
Parrega was a fishing village, located east of the former Parregaaster Lake, which was reclaimed in 1879. Together with the nearby village Hieslum
it has a more than 80 years old village interests association and a 30 years old newspaper.
Parrega has its own primary school.
Almost all the children of Parrega, Hieslum
and Dedgum
go there to school.
Also there is a villagehouse, including a sports hall, called the Gearhing.
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
of the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and has around 500 citizens (1-1-2009). The village is split up by a canal, and the only bridge in the centre connects the two parts with each other.
Parrega was a fishing village, located east of the former Parregaaster Lake, which was reclaimed in 1879. Together with the nearby village Hieslum
Hieslum
Hieslum is a small village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 70 citizens ....
it has a more than 80 years old village interests association and a 30 years old newspaper.
Parrega has its own primary school.
Almost all the children of Parrega, Hieslum
Hieslum
Hieslum is a small village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 70 citizens ....
and Dedgum
Dedgum
Dedgum is a small village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 90 citizens ....
go there to school.
Also there is a villagehouse, including a sports hall, called the Gearhing.