Bantega

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Bantega
Location of Bantega
Country Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
Province Flag of Friesland Friesland
Population
 - Total c. 570

Bantega (West Frisian: Bantegea) is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is located in the municipality Lemsterland, and lies about 6 km east of the town of Lemmer.

Bantega has about 570 inhabitants. It is a young village; until after the second World War, it was only a hamlet, named Echtenpolder. The village is named after the drowned village of Bant.

The cemetery bell in Bantega.
The cemetery bell in Bantega.

Coordinates: 52°50′30″N 5°50′30″E / 52.84167, 5.84167