Tytsjerksteradiel

Tytsjerksteradiel (Dutch: Tietjerksteradeel ( listen / i)) is a municipality of the province of Friesland (Netherlands). It has 31 976 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013).

Places

The community needed Frisian name.

Other places in the municipality are: ( Dutch name and Population ( as of 2008) between brackets):

  • Aldtsjerk ( Oudkerk; 693 )
  • Bartlehiem ( known Durchfahrtsort the elfstedentocht with only about 100 inhabitants )
  • Earnewâld ( Eernewoude; 418)
  • Eastermar ( Oostermeer; 1600 )
  • Garyp ( Garijp; 1900 )
  • Gytsjerk ( Giekerk; 2290 )
  • Hurdegaryp ( Hardegarijp; approx 5100 )
  • Jistrum ( Eestrum; 900 )
  • Munein ( Molenend; 700 )
  • Noardburgum ( Noordbergum; 2322 )
  • Oentsjerk ( Oenkerk; 1758)
  • Ryptsjerk ( Rijperkerk; 819)
  • Sumar ( Suameer; 1400 )
  • Suwald ( Suawoude; 600 )
  • Tytsjerk ( Tietjerk; approx 1539)
  • Wyns ( Wijns, 182).

Location and economic

The community is located east of the provincial capital of Leeuwarden. Burgum is the main town; the village lies at Van Harinxmakanaal, which is well-maintained for inland waterway vessels, as close to the railway Leeuwarden - Groningen; The village has a railway station. The highway Leeuwarden - Groningen leads past Burgum and Hurdegaryp.

Burgum has as an administrative and trade center of some industrial and commercial; in the village are several schools, retirement homes, shops, etc. The agriculture ( livestock ) and water sports tourism ( Bergumermeer in Burgum ) are of economic importance to the community.

Attractions

  • Old churches, partly from the Middle Ages, there is Wyns, Aldtsjerk, Jistrum ( built around 1230), Eastermar Oentsjerk and Gytsjerk
  • The lake Bergumermeer
  • The Museum of Folklore in Earnewâld
  • The Skûtsje Museum in Earnewâld
  • The local history museum with public observatory in Burgum.

Events

  • In summer, inter alia, on the Bergumermeer the Skûtsjesilen held; it is a multi-day sailing competition with 100-year -old, originally as Frachtschiffchen ( Dutch: Schuitje, Frisian: Skûtsje ) used sailboats
  • By Bartlehiem, the route of elfstedentocht, the famous skating marathon race along the eleven Frisian cities.

Sons and daughters of the town

Statistics Netherlands Telephone numbers in the Netherlands Achtkarspelen Ameland De Friese Meren Dongeradeel Ferwerderadiel Franekeradeel Harlingen, Friesland Het Bildt Leeuwarderadeel Smallingerland Vlieland
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