Twijzelerheide
Encyclopedia
Twijzelerheide is a small village in Achtkarspelen
in the province Friesland
of the Netherlands
and has around the 1960 citizens (2006). In this village they speak a dialect of Wood Frisian
: Westereendersk dialect.
Achtkarspelen
-History:The name Achtkarspelen is derived from the original eight kerspelen 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 province 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...
of the 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...
and has around the 1960 citizens (2006). In this village they speak a dialect of Wood Frisian
Wood Frisian
Wood Frisian is a dialect of the West Frisian language spoken in the eastern part of the Dutch province of Friesland, which is called Wâlden...
: Westereendersk dialect.
External links
- http://www.twijzelerheide.net/