Súdwest-Fryslân is a municipality 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...

, in the province of 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...

. Sneek

Sneek

Sneek is a city southwest of Leeuwarden and seat of the former municipality of Sneek in the province of Friesland . As for 2011 it is part of the municipality Súdwest Fryslân...

 is the capital city of the municipality.

It was formed in 2011 from the old municipalities of Bolsward

Bolsward

Bolsward is a city in Súdwest Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Bolsward is just short of a population of 10,000.- History :The town is founded on three artificial dwelling hills, of which the first was built some time before Christ....

, Nijefurd

Nijefurd

Nijefurd is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland.It was formed in 1984 from the old municipalities of Hindeloopen, Stavoren, and Workum, and part of Hemelumer Oldeferd....

, Sneek

Sneek

Sneek is a city southwest of Leeuwarden and seat of the former municipality of Sneek in the province of Friesland . As for 2011 it is part of the municipality Súdwest Fryslân...

, Wûnseradiel

Wûnseradiel

Wûnseradiel is a former municipality in the Friesland province of the northern Netherlands, at the eastern end of the Afsluitdijk. The official name of the municipality is in the West Frisian language, though it is known as Wonseradeel in Dutch...

 and Wymbritseradiel

Wymbritseradiel

Wymbritseradiel is a former municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. Its official name was in West Frisian, but the municipality was also known by its Dutch name Wymbritseradeel...

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Villages

Abbega, Allingawier

Allingawier

Allingawier is a small village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is located in the municipality Wûnseradiel, about 7 km southwest of the city of Bolsward....

, Arum

Arum, Friesland

Arum is a small village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is located in the municipality Wûnseradiel, about 5 km southeast of the city of Harlingen.The village itself has about 850 inhabitants...

, Blauwhuis

Blauwhuis

Blauwhuis is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 574 citizens ....

, Burgwerd

Burgwerd

Burgwerd is a small village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 344 citizens . It is located near the Boalserter Trekfeart- History :...

, Cornwerd

Cornwerd

Cornwerd is a small village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 100 citizens . Cornwerd is the location of the most westerly windmill in Friesland, De Cornwerdermolen....

, Dedgum

Dedgum

Dedgum is a small village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 90 citizens ....

, Exmorra

Exmorra

Exmorra is a small village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 450 citizens .Every year there is a village festival, and there are several neighborhood assosiations. Exmorra has a months leaf for the residents of Exmorra and Allingawier.Exmorra has together...

, Ferwoude

Ferwoude

Ferwoude is a small village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 233 citizens ....

, Folsgare

Folsgare

Folsgare is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 348 citizens ....

, Gaast

Gaast

Gaast is a small village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 214 citizens ....

, Gaastmeer

Gaastmeer

Gaastmeer is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 287 citizens ....

, Gauw

Gauw

Gauw is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 366 citizens ....

, Goënga

Goënga

Goënga is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 258 citizens ....

, Greonterp

Greonterp

Greonterp is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 60 citizens . The Dutch author Gerard Reve lived here for a few years....

, Hartwerd

Hartwerd

Hartwerd is a small village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 150 citizens . A restored windmill. De Oegekloostermolen, stands near the village....

, Heeg

Heeg

Heeg is a small village in Súdwest Fryslân in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 2550 citizens .-History :Because of its location on the Hegemer lake eel fishery and trade have been important to Heeg for a long time. Until 1938 eels from Heeg were exported to London...

, Hemelum

Hemelum

- Convent :The first information about Hemelum is from 1180. Hemelum had a stins, some states and a convent. The nunnery of Benedictine Order was one of the first convents at Friesland. outside nuns lived at the convent also Beguines...

, Hichtum

Hichtum

Hichtum is a small village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 70 citizens ....

, Hieslum

Hieslum

Hieslum is a small village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 70 citizens ....

, Hommerts

Hommerts

Hommerts is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 611 citizens it forms together with Jutrijp the double village De Hommerts-Jutryp....

, Idsegahuizum

Idsegahuizum

Idsegahuizum is a small village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 120 citizens ....

, Idzega

Idzega

Idzega is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 30 citizens ....

, Indijk

Indijk (Wymbritseradeel)

Indijk is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 136 citizens ....

, It Heidenskip

It Heidenskip

It Heidenskip is a small village in Nijefurd in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 375 citizens ....

, Jutrijp

Jutrijp

Jutrijp is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 326 citizens it forms together with Hommerts the double village De Hommerts-Jutryp....

, Kimswerd, Kornwerderzand

Kornwerderzand

Kornwerderzand is a settlement on the Afsluitdijk, a major dam in the Netherlands that links Frisia with North Holland. Kornwerderzand is located approximately 4 kilometers from the coast of Frisia, on a former artificial island which was created during the construction of the dam. The settlement...

, Koudum

Koudum

Koudum is a village in Friesland, The Netherlands. It is the seat of the Gemeente of Nijefurd. The population is 2,753 . There is a restored windmill in the village, De Vlijt....

, Koufurdurrige

Koufurdurrige

Koufurderrige is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has approximately 80 citizens as of a census taken in the year 2004....

, Loënga

Loënga

Loënga is a small village in Sneek in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 70 citizens....

, Lollum

Lollum

Lollum is a village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 400 citizens . A restored windmill, Meerswal stands in the village....

, Longerhouw

Longerhouw

Longerhouw is a small village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 60 citizens ....

, Makkum

Makkum

Makkum is a village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 3500 citizens .The dutch queen Beatrix came to visit Makkum in 2008 at Queensday....

, Molkwerum

Molkwerum

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, Nijhuizum

Nijhuizum

Nijhuizum ....

, Nijland

Nijland

Nijland is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands. As of January 1, 2007, it had 1038 residents537 men and 501 women....

, Offingawier

Offingawier

Offingawier is a small village in Sneek in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has roughly 170 citizens....

, Oosthem

Oosthem

Oosthem is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 459 citizens ....

, Oppenhuizen

Oppenhuizen

Oppenhuizen is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 1135 citizens ....

, Oudega

Oudega (Wymbritseradeel)

Oudega is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 700 citizens ....

, Parrega

Parrega

Parrega in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 500 citizens . The village is split up by a canal, and the only bridge in the centre connects the two parts with each other....

, Piaam

Piaam

Piaam is a small village in the municipality of Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 50 citizens ....

, Pingjum

Pingjum

Pingjum is a village in the municipality of Wûnseradiel in Friesland, in the northern Netherlands and has around the 670 citizens...

, Sandfirden

Sandfirden

Sandfirden is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 19 citizens ....

, Scharnegoutum

Scharnegoutum

Scharnegoutum is a small village in Súdwest Fryslân in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 1580 citizens .- History :...

, Schettens

Schettens

Schettens is a small village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 210 citizens . There is a school named C.B.S. De Trijetine....

, Schraard

Schraard

Schraard is a small village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 180 citizens ....

, Smallebrugge

Smallebrugge

Smallebrugge is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 12 citizens ....

, Tirns

Tirns

Tirns is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 182 citizens ....

, Tjalhuizum

Tjalhuizum

Tjalhuizum is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 30 citizens ....

, Tjerkwerd

Tjerkwerd

Tjerkwerd is a small village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 457 citizens ....

, Uitwellingerga

Uitwellingerga

Uitwellingerga is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 330 citizens ....

, Warns

Warns, Friesland

Warns is a small village in Nijefurd in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 827 citizens .-References:...

, Westhem

Westhem

Westhem is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 97 citizens . Until 2011 belonged to the former municipal Westhem Wymbritseradeel...

, Witmarsum

Witmarsum (Friesland)

Witmarsum is a small village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 1804 citizens .It is the birthplace of the Anabaptist leader Menno Simons ....

, Wolsum

Wolsum

Wolsum is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 145 citizens ....

, Wons

Wons

Wons is a small village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 300 citizens ....

, Woudsend

Woudsend

Woudsend is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 1326 citizens ....

, Ypecolsga

Ypecolsga

Ypecolsga is a small village in Wymbritseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 63 citizens ....

, Ysbrechtum

Ysbrechtum

Ysbrechtum is a small village one km from the city of Sneek in Friesland, Netherlands.Ysbrechtum contains the Epema State, a beautiful old estate. The mayors of Wymbritseradiel, named "Grietmannen", lived there from 1651 until 1850...

 and Zurich

Zurich (Friesland)

Zurich is a small village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 192 citizens .thumb|left|Map of Zurich...

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Hamlets

Aaksens, Abbegaasterketting, Anneburen, Arkum

Arkum

Arkum at is a part of Silifke district which itself is a part of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is in the alluvial plain at the east of Göksu River. In the vicinity of Arkum , the Mediterranean Sea coast runs from north to south and is about from Arkum, so the town may be considered as a coastal...

, Atzeburen, Baarderburen, Baburen, Bovenburen, De Hel, Dijksterburen, Doniaburen, Draaisterhuizen, Eemswoude, Exmorrazijl, Feytebuorren, Galamadammen, Grauwe Kat, Grote Wiske, Idserdaburen, Jonkershuizen, Jousterp, Jouswerd, Kampen, Kleine Gaastmeer, Kleine Wiske, Kooihuizen, Laaxum, Lippenwoude, Lytshuzen, Nijbuorren, Nijeklooster, Piekezijl, Remswerd, Rijtseterp, Scharneburen, Strand, Vierhuizen, Vijfhuis, Vissersburen, Wonneburen and Wolsumerketting.

Politics

The College van Burgemeester en Wethouders

College van Burgemeester en Wethouders

The college van burgemeester en wethouders is the executive board of a municipality in the Netherlands. This local government body plays a central role in municipal politics in the Netherlands. It consists of the mayor and the members of the municipal executive...

 Súdwest-Fryslân consists of:

• Mayor: H.H. Apotheker (Haijo) Apotheker
  Haijo Apotheker
  Harm Haijo Apotheker is a Dutch politician.-References:...
  
  
• Alderman:
  • A. Offinga
  • G. Akkerman-Wielinga
  • W. Sinnema
  • A. Ekhart
  • L.P. Stoel

External links

• Official Website