Peperga

Peperga
Peperga
Village
	Peperga Church
	Location within the municipality of Weststellingwerf
	Peperga Location in Netherlands Peperga Peperga (Netherlands)
	Coordinates: 52°51′0″N 6°3′23″E / 52.85000°N 6.05639°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Weststellingwerf
Area
• Total	3.15 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Elevation	3.2 m (10.5 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	90
• Density	29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Postal code	8396
Dialing code	0561

Peperga (West Frisian: Pepergea) is a small village in Weststellingwerf in the province Friesland of the Netherlands. As of 2017, it has a population of 85 people, living in approximately 35 houses, and is characterized by detached houses, several businesses and a church.^[3] Peperga is located on the A32 between Wolvega and Steenwijk, with public transportation offering a service to the nearby villages of Steggerda and De Blesse.

Peperga is best known as the birthplace of Peter Stuyvesant, the last Director-General of the Dutch colony of New Netherland before the colony was taken by the English and subsequently renamed New York. The church, completed in 1810, was formerly dedicated to Saint Nicholas but is now named after Stuyvesant.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8396GT". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)

[stat-1] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[AHN-2] "Postcodetool for 8396GT". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

[3] Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)

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