Tytsjerksteradiel
Tytsjerksteradiel
Tietjerksteradeel | |
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Coordinates: 53°12′N 6°0′E / 53.200°N 6.000°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Friesland |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Jeroen Gebben (VVD) |
Area | |
• Total | 161.41 km2 (62.32 sq mi) |
• Land | 148.86 km2 (57.48 sq mi) |
• Water | 12.55 km2 (4.85 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 32,060 |
• Density | 215/km2 (560/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | Parts of 9000 range |
Area code | 0511, 0512, 058 |
Website | www |
Tytsjerksteradiel (Dutch: Tietjerksteradeel) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. It is named after the town of Tytsjerk, whose name is derived from a person named Tiete. Tiete was a daughter of Tryn, after whom the region (Trynwâlden) is named. The other villages in Trynwâlden are also named after Tryn's children: Oentsjerk (Oene), Gytsjerk (Giete), Readtsjerk (Reade), Aldtsjerk (Âlde), Ryptsjerk (Rype). A statue of Tryn and her children is placed in Oentsjerk next to the mainroad (Rengerswei). Tsjerk is the West Frisian word for Church. Until 1989 the official name of the municipality was Tietjerksteradeel (), the Dutch name; the current official name is West Frisian. The largest village in the municipality is Burgum.
Population centers
The administrative centre and largest village in the municipality is Burgum.
Official name | Dutch name | Population (1-1-2014) |
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Aldtsjerk | Oudkerk | 656 |
Bartlehiem (partially) | Bartlehiem | c. 70 |
Burgum | Bergum | 9990 |
Earnewâld | Eernewoude | 391 |
Eastermar | Oostermeer | 1586 |
Garyp | Garijp | 1916 |
Gytsjerk | Giekerk | 2344 |
Hurdegaryp | Hardegarijp | 4828 |
Jistrum | Eestrum | 945 |
Mûnein | Moleneind | 689 |
Noardburgum | Noordbergum | 2228 |
Oentsjerk | Oenkerk | 1755 |
Ryptsjerk | Rijperkerk | 786 |
Sumar | Suameer | 1424 |
Suwâld | Suawoude | 672 |
Tytsjerk | Tietjerk | 1569 |
Wyns | Wijns | 208 |
Hamlets
- Gytsjerksterhoeke (Giekerkerhoek)
- Iniaheide
- It Heechsân (Hoogzand)
- De Lytse Geast (Kleinegeest)
- Quatrebras
- Skûlenboarch (Schuilenburg)
- Sigerswâld (Siegerswoude)
- Sumarreheide (Suameerderheide)
- Feanwâldsterwâl (Veenwoudsterwal)
- It Wytfean (Witveen)
- Zwartewegsend (Zwartewegsend)
- Zevenhuizen
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Tytsjerksteradiel, June 2015
Main sights
- Wyns, Aldtsjerk, Jistrum, Eastermar, Oentsjerk, Burgum and Gytsjerk are home to medieval churches
- The villages Aldtsjerk, Earnewâld, Ryptsjerk, Sumar, Tytsjerk (De Lytse Geast and De Himriksmole) and Wyns are home to mills.
- The Burgumer Lake
- The Museum for Folklore in Earnewâld
- The Skûtsje-Museum in Earnewâld
- The Heimatmuseum with an Observatory in Burgum.
Notable residents
Born:
- Henk Stallinga (b. 1962), industrial designer and artist
- Marjon Wijnsma (b. 1965), retired heptathlete.
Residents:
- Piet Bouman (1892–1980), amateur football (soccer) player
- Adriaen van Cronenburg (Ca. 1525–1604), Northern Netherlandish painter
References
- ^ "Dhr. E.J. ter Keurs" [Mr. E.J. ter Keurs] (in Dutch). Gemeente Tytsjerksteradiel. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
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- ^ "Postcodetool for 9251GH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 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
- Media related to Tietjerksteradeel at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website