Ternaard is a village in the municipality Noardeast-Fryslân located in the northeast of the province of Friesland between Dokkum and the Wadden Sea. It is the third most populous village in the municipality and had a population of 1,380 in January 2017.[1]
Ternaard | |
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Village | |
![]() Ternaard church | |
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![]() Location in the former Dongeradeel municipality | |
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Municipality | Noardeast-Fryslân |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 1,380 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 9145 |
Telephone area | 0519 |
Website | Official |
Between 819 and c. 825 Ternaard was first mentioned. It was called "Tununfurt" . Later also the names Tunawert, Thunewerd, Tonauwer, Tijnnawerdt, Tennaard were used. The words "Furt", "Wert" and "werdt" were synonyms for "wierde", a manmade hill. What Tunun means is unknown.[2]
Ternaard previously belonged to the municipality Westdongeradeel. The mayor of the municipality lived in Ternaard. In the municipal reorganization of the province of Friesland (1984), the municipality Dongeradeel West merged with the municipality Oostdongeradeel and the city of Dokkum into the new Dongeradeel. In 2019 part of the new municipality Noardeast-Fryslân.
Ternaard offers a supermarket, butchers, a kindergarten, an elementary school, a health center, a homeopathic practice and a retirement home. There is also a bus service to Dokkum and Leeuwarden.
Ternaard in sport has a billiard club, a football club, a tennis club a bounce, a bocce and volleyball.
Ternaard features an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb).
Climate data for Ternaard (2009-2015) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 12.3 (54.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
35.3 (95.5) |
33.2 (91.8) |
30.1 (86.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
35.3 (95.5) |
Average high °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
12.7 (54.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
5.2 (41.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.7 (49.5) |
Average low °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
0.2 (32.4) |
2.3 (36.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
8.2 (46.8) |
4.7 (40.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.8 (44.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −14.3 (6.3) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
0.3 (32.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 54.1 (2.13) |
43.6 (1.72) |
30.2 (1.19) |
26.1 (1.03) |
29.8 (1.17) |
52.1 (2.05) |
60.2 (2.37) |
84.8 (3.34) |
71.6 (2.82) |
77.2 (3.04) |
61.7 (2.43) |
74.7 (2.94) |
666.1 (26.23) |
Source: http://www.weerstation-ternaard.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=31 |
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