Minnertsga

• Name — Minnertsga • Native Name — Minnertsgea • Type — Village • Image Flag — Minnertsgea vlag.svg • Image Shield — Minnertsga wapen.svg • Image Map — Map NL Bilt Minnertsgea.png • Map Caption — Location in het Bildt municipality • Pushpin Map — Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands • Pushpin Label Position — left • Pushpin Map Size — 250 • Pushpin Caption — Location in the Netherlands • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Netherlands • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Friesland • Subdivision Type2 — Municipality • Subdivision Name2 — Waadhoeke • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 12.03 • Elevation M — 0.9 • Population As Of — 2021 • Population Total — 1,740 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Time Zone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 9047 • Area Code Type — Dialing code • Area Code — 0518 Minnertsga (Minnertsgea) is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,750 in January 2017. Before 2018, the village was part of het Bildt municipality.

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Menerdkerke. It means "settlement of Meinard (person)". The name changed from kerk (church) to -ga (settlement) in the late-14th century. Minnertsga is a terp (artificial living hill) village from the 8th century. The Dutch Reformed church, built in the 16th century, features 13th-century elements. The tower dates from 1505 and was given a new roof in 1818. The church was damaged by fire in 1947 and subsequently restored between 1951 and 1955. In 1940, the Galileërkerk in Leeuwarden was demolished, and some of the headstones have been moved to Minnertsga. In 1840, Minnersga was home to 1,140 people. A railway station existed in Minnersga between 1902 and 1940. 85% of Minnersga's residents are members of the local interest group.

• Jacobus Mancadan (c. 1602–1680), painter and former grietman (mayor/judge) • Hendrik Wagenvoort (1886–1976), professor in Latin language and Roman religion

• Illustration — Former train station • Illustration — House in Minnertsga (1968) • Illustration — Street view (1968)