Achtkarspelen (Dutch pronunciation: [ɑxtˈkɑrspələ(n)] (listen)) is a municipality in Friesland in the northern Netherlands.
Achtkarspelen | |
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Municipality | |
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Coordinates: 53°15′N 6°9′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Friesland |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Oebele Brouwer |
Area | |
• Total | 103.98 km2 (40.15 sq mi) |
• Land | 102.23 km2 (39.47 sq mi) |
• Water | 1.75 km2 (0.68 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
Population (January 2019)[3] | |
• Total | 27,852 |
• Density | 272/km2 (700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | Parts of 9000 range |
Area code | 0511, 0512 |
Website | www |
The name Achtkarspelen, literally meaning "eight parishes", is derived from the original eight parishes within the grietenij, namely: Augustinusga, Buitenpost (the capital), 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 as a result of the Municipality Act of Minister of the Interior Johan Rudolph Thorbecke.
The administrative centre in the municipality is Buitenpost.
Dutch name | West Frisian name | Population |
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Augustinusga | Stynsgea | 1332 |
Boelenslaan | Boelensloane | 1145 |
Buitenpost | Bûtenpost | 5785 |
Drogeham | Droegeham | 1751 |
Gerkesklooster-Stroobos | Gerkeskleaster-Strobos | 1140 |
Harkema | De Harkema | 4235 |
Kootstertille | Koatstertille | 2595 |
Surhuisterveen | Surhústerfean | 5810 |
Surhuizum | Surhuzem | 1371 |
Twijzel | Twizel | 1093 |
Twijzelerheide | Twizelerheide | 1889 |
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