Achtkarspelen

Achtkarspelen
Municipality
Road into Surhuizum
Road into Surhuizum
Flag of Achtkarspelen
Flag
Coat of arms of Achtkarspelen
Coat of arms
Position of Achtkarspelen in a map of Friesland
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°15′N 6°9′E / 53.250°N 6.150°E / 53.250; 6.150
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFriesland
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorJouke Douwe de Vries[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
103.98 km2 (40.15 sq mi)
 • Land102.23 km2 (39.47 sq mi)
 • Water1.75 km2 (0.68 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
2 m (6.6 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total
27,900
 • Density273/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
Parts of 9000 range
Area code0511, 0512
Websitewww.achtkarspelen.nl

Achtkarspelen (Dutch pronunciation: [ɑxtˈkɑrspələ(n)] ⓘ) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, it had a population of 27,900.

History

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.

Population centres

Topographic map of Achtkarspelen, June 2015

The administrative centre in the municipality is Buitenpost.

Dutch name West Frisian name Population
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

Notable people

  • Derk Holman (1916 in Buitenpost – 1982 in Groningen) sculptor and ceramist
  • Louw de Graaf (1930 in Kootstertille – 2020) politician and trade union leader.
  • Gerriet Postma (1932 in Twijzelerheide – 2009) painter
  • Johannes Lützen Bouma (1934 in Twijzelerheide – 2025) economist and academic
  • David Porcelijn (born 1947 in Achtkarspelen) composer and conductor
  • Joop Atsma (born 1956 in Surhuisterveen) politician and sport administrator.
  • Meindert Talma (born 1968 in Surhuisterveen) lo-fi singer and keyboardist
  • Oedo Kuipers (born 1989 in Stroobos) singer and actor in musical theatre
  • Augustinusga Dwarsreed
    Augustinusga Dwarsreed
  • Boelenslaan Oranje gekte
    Boelenslaan Oranje gekte
  • Begin van de Kolk, Surhuisterveen
    Begin van de Kolk, Surhuisterveen
  • The Hoendiep near Stroobos
    The Hoendiep near Stroobos

References

  1. ^ "de Vries website". jddevries.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 9285NH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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