Achtkarspelen
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Achtkarspelen is a municipality
in the northern Netherlands
.
en within the grietenij
, namely: Augustinusga, Buitenpost, 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 after the gemeentewet (Municipality law) of Johan Rudolf Thorbecke.
(West Frisian
names in brackets)
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Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the northern Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
.
History
The name Achtkarspelen is derived from the original eight kerspelParish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
en within the grietenij
Grietenij
A grietenij was a forerunner to the gemeente or municipality in Frisia, particularly inFriesland, and also in Groningen which are now a part of the Netherlands. From the end of the...
, namely: Augustinusga, Buitenpost, Drogeham, De Kooten, Kortwoude, Lutkepost, Surhuizum and Twijzel. Achtkarspelen held a separate status within Friesland
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
for many years. In the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
Achtkarspelen fell under the Bishopric of Münster
Roman Catholic Diocese of Münster
The Diocese of Münster is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Cologne. Bishop Felix Genn is the current Bishop of the Diocese of Münster. He was ordained to the priesthood on July 11, 1976 and was appointed...
, meanwhile the rest of Friesland was a part of the Bishopric of Utrecht.
The grietenij
Grietenij
A grietenij was a forerunner to the gemeente or municipality in Frisia, particularly inFriesland, and also in Groningen which are now a part of the Netherlands. From the end of the...
Achtkarspelen became a Municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in 1851 after the gemeentewet (Municipality law) of Johan Rudolf Thorbecke.
Population centres
- AugustinusgaAugustinusgaAugustinusga is a village in the municipality of Achtkarspelen, Friesland province, The Netherlands.Augustinusga lies in the eastern part of the province of Friesland, 10 km north of Drachten. As of 1 January 2006, there was a population of 1,346....
(Stynsgea) - BoelenslaanBoelenslaanBoelenslaan is a small town in Achtkarspelen municipality in Friesland province in the northern Netherlands.Boelenslaan has 1186 inhabitants and is named from its founder Mr. Boelens, after whom it was named. "Laan" - avenue; the road through the village used to be a sandy road and is still...
(Boelensloane) - BuitenpostBuitenpostBuitenpost is a town in north-east Friesland in the Netherlands.It lies approximately halfway between the cities of Leeuwarden and Groningen, in the northern part of the municipality of Achtkarspelen...
(Bûtenpost) - DrogehamDrogehamDrogeham is a small town of about 1,600 inhabitants in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is in a rural area of the municipality of Achtkarspelen. Agriculture still plays an important part in the town, but small-scale industry is on the increase. Many people have their jobs in nearby larger towns...
(Droegeham) - GerkeskloosterGerkeskloosterGerkesklooster is a small village in Achtkarspelen in the province Friesland of the Netherlands it forms together with Stroobos the double village Gerkesklooster-Stroobos. The double village has around 1775 citizens .-External links:*...
-StroobosStroobosStroobos is a small village in Achtkarspelen in the province Friesland of the Netherlands it forms together with Gerkesklooster the double village Gerkesklooster-Stroobos. The double village has around 1775 citizens .-External links:*...
(Gerkeskleaster-Strobos) - HarkemaHarkemaHarkema is a village in the municipality of Achtkarspelen, Friesland province, The Netherlands.Harkema is in the eastern part of Friesland, 9 km north of Drachten. As of 18 December 2008, the village had a population of 4,228....
(De Harkema) - KootstertilleKootstertilleKootstertille is a small village in Achtkarspelen in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 2500 citizens .-External links:*...
(Koatstertille) - SurhuisterveenSurhuisterveenSurhuisterveen is one of the 12 villages of the municipality of Achtkarspelen, Province Friesland, The Netherlands. As of 1 January 2010, Surhuisterveen had a population of 5,865 ....
(Surhústerfean) - SurhuizumSurhuizumSurhuizum is a small village in Achtkarspelen in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 1350 citizens ....
(Surhuzem) - TwijzelTwijzelTwijzel is a small village in Achtkarspelen in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 1110 citizens.-External links:*...
(Twizel) - TwijzelerheideTwijzelerheideTwijzelerheide is a small village in Achtkarspelen in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 1960 citizens . In this village they speak a dialect of Wood Frisian: Westereendersk dialect.-External links:...
(Twizelerheide)
(West Frisian
West Frisian language
West Frisian is a language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland in the north of the Netherlands. West Frisian is the name by which this language is usually known outside the Netherlands, to distinguish it from the closely related Frisian languages of Saterland Frisian and North Frisian,...
names in brackets)
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