Achtkarspelen
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Achtkarspelen
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Surhuizumer Mieden - plaatsnaambordje.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Road into Surhuizum
| image_flag = Flag of Achtkarspelen.svg
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| image_map = Achtkarspelen location map municipality NL.png
| map_alt = Position of Achtkarspelen in a map of Friesland
| map_caption = Location in Friesland
| coordinates = {{coord|53|15|N|6|9|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Friesland
| government_footnotes =
| governing_body = Municipal council
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Oebele Brouwer
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}
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| area_land_km2 = {{Dutch municipality land area|Achtkarspelen}}
| area_water_km2 = {{Dutch municipality water area|Achtkarspelen}}
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web
|url=http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
|title=Postcodetool for 9285NH
|language=Dutch
|author=
|work=Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
|publisher=Het Waterschapshuis
|accessdate=6 September 2013
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
|archivedate=21 September 2013
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| population_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}
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| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postcode
| postal_code = Parts of 9000 range
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = 0511, 0512
| website = {{URL|1=https://www.achtkarspelen.nl}}
| footnotes =
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Achtkarspelen ({{IPA|nl|ɑxtˈkɑrspələ(n)|-|440 Achtkarspelen.ogg}}) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, it had a population of 27,900.
History
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
File:gem-Achtkarspelen-OpenTopo.jpg
The administrative centre in the municipality is Buitenpost.
class="sortable wikitable"
! Dutch name ! West Frisian name ! Population |
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
- 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
File:Augustinusga Dwarsreed.JPG|Augustinusga Dwarsreed
File:Boelenslaan Oranje gekte.JPG|Boelenslaan Oranje gekte
File:Begin van de Kolk. Surhuisterveen.JPG|Begin van de Kolk, Surhuisterveen
File:Stroobos - Hoendiep - Sikma - Barkmeijer (winter).jpg|The Hoendiep near Stroobos
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
{{commons category}}
- {{Official website|https://www.achtkarspelen.nl/}}
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Achtkarspelen
| North = Noardeast-Fryslân
| East = Westerkwartier (GR)
| South = Smallingerland
| West = Tytsjerksteradiel
| Northwest = Dantumadiel
}}
{{Achtkarspelen}}
{{Friesland Province}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Municipalities of Friesland
{{Friesland-geo-stub}}