Snakkerburen | |
Native Name: | Snakkerbuorren |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Coordinates: | 53.2167°N 53°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Leeuwarden |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 0.31 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 0.6 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 195 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 9083 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 058 |
Snakkerburen (fy|Snakkerbuorren) is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 225 in January 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1664 as Snackerbuyren. The etymology is unknown.[4]
Snakkerburen was originally an agriculture community. During the 15th century, some shopkeepers from Leeuwarden moved in, because it was outside the jurisdiction of the city. In the 17th century, brickworks and kiln were established along the canalised . In 1840, Snakkerburen was home to 287 people.[5]