Gaasterlân-Sleat
Encyclopedia
Gaasterlân-Sleat is a municipality
in the northern Netherlands
. Its official name is in West Frisian
. The name in Dutch
is Gaasterland-Sloten .
, Harich, Kolderwolde
, Mirns
, Nijemirdum
, Oudega, Oudemirdum
, Rijs
, Ruigahuizen
, Sloten, Sondel
and Wijckel
.
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...
. Its official name is in 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,...
. The name in Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
is Gaasterland-Sloten .
Population centres
Bakhuizen, Balk, ElahuizenElahuizen
Ealahuizen is a small village in Gaasterlân-Sleat in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 330 citizens .Originally, this village was called Nijega. To avoid confusion with to other villages of the same name, it took the name of "Nijega " and later Elahuizen....
, Harich, Kolderwolde
Kolderwolde
Kolderwolde is a small village in Gaasterlân-Sleat in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 70 citizens ....
, Mirns
Mirns
Mirns is a small village in Gaasterlân-Sleat in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 120 citizens ....
, Nijemirdum
Nijemirdum
Nijemirdum is a small village in Gaasterlân-Sleat in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 480 citizens ....
, Oudega, Oudemirdum
Oudemirdum
Oudemirdum is a small village in Gaasterlân-Sleat in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 1330 citizens .- History :...
, Rijs
Rijs
Rijs is a small town within the municipality of Gaasterlân-Sleat.Rijs is situated on the road between Oudemirdum and Hemelum. It has approximately 200 citizens. Rijs is most known for its 300 year old planted forest which known as: Rijsterbos....
, Ruigahuizen
Ruigahuizen
Ruigahuizen is a small village in Gaasterlân-Sleat in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 130 citizens ....
, Sloten, Sondel
Sondel
Sondel is a small village in Gaasterlân-Sleat in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 400 citizens ....
and Wijckel
Wijckel
Wijckel is a small village in Gaasterlân-Sleat in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 700 citizens .Speed skater Marrit Leenstra is from Wijckel....
.
Demographics
2010- DutchDutch peopleThe Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
: 94.3% - BlackBlack peopleThe term black people is used in systems of racial classification for humans of a dark skinned phenotype, relative to other racial groups.Different societies apply different criteria regarding who is classified as "black", and often social variables such as class, socio-economic status also plays a...
: 0.4% - EuropeanWhite peopleWhite people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
: 4.0% - Arabs: 0.2%
- Other non Western: 1.1%: