Achtkarspelen
Achtkarspelen | |
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![]() Road into Surhuizum | |
![]() Location in Friesland | |
Coordinates: 53°15′N 6°9′E / 53.250°N 6.150°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Friesland |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Oebele Brouwer |
Area | |
• Total | 103.98 km2 (40.15 sq mi) |
• Land | 102.23 km2 (39.47 sq mi) |
• Water | 1.75 km2 (0.68 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[3] | |
• Total | 27,900 |
• Density | 273/km2 (710/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | Parts of 9000 range |
Area code | 0511, 0512 |
Website | www |
Achtkarspelen (Dutch pronunciation: [ɑxtˈkɑrspələ(n)] ) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, it had a population of 27,900.
History
[edit]The name Achtkarspelen, literally meaning "eight parishes", is derived from the original eight parishes within the grietenij, namely: Augustinusga, Buitenpost (the capital), Drogeham, De Kooten, Kortwoude, Lutkepost, Surhuizum and Twijzel. Achtkarspelen held a separate status within Friesland for many years. In the Middle Ages Achtkarspelen fell under the Bishopric of Münster, meanwhile the rest of Friesland was a part of the Bishopric of Utrecht.
The grietenij Achtkarspelen became a municipality in 1851 as a result of the Municipality Act of Minister of the Interior Johan Rudolph Thorbecke.
Population centres
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The administrative centre in the municipality is Buitenpost.
Dutch name | West Frisian name | Population |
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Augustinusga | Stynsgea | 1332 |
Boelenslaan | Boelensloane | 1145 |
Buitenpost | Bûtenpost | 5785 |
Drogeham | Droegeham | 1751 |
Gerkesklooster-Stroobos | Gerkeskleaster-Strobos | 1140 |
Harkema | De Harkema | 4235 |
Kootstertille | Koatstertille | 2595 |
Surhuisterveen | Surhústerfean | 5810 |
Surhuizum | Surhuzem | 1371 |
Twijzel | Twizel | 1093 |
Twijzelerheide | Twizelerheide | 1889 |
Notable people
[edit]- Derk Holman (1916 in Buitenpost – 1982 in Groningen) a Dutch sculptor and ceramist
- Louw de Graaf (born 1930 in Kootstertille) a retired Dutch politician and trade union leader.
- Gerriet Postma (1932 in Twijzelerheide – 2009) a Dutch painter
- Johannes Lützen Bouma (born 1934 in Twijzelerheide) a Dutch economist and academic
- David Porcelijn (born 1947 in Achtkarspelen) a Dutch composer and conductor
- Joop Atsma (born 1956 in Surhuisterveen) a Dutch politician and sport administrator.
- Meindert Talma (born 1968 in Surhuisterveen) a Dutch lo-fi singer and keyboardist
- Oedo Kuipers (born 1989 in Stroobos) a Dutch singer and actor in musical theatre
Gallery
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Augustinusga Dwarsreed
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Boelenslaan Oranje gekte
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Begin van de Kolk, Surhuisterveen
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The Hoendiep near Stroobos
References
[edit]- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9285NH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
External links
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