Achtkarspelen

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Achtkarspelen
—  Municipality  —
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Coordinates: 53°13′N 6°08′E / 53.217°N 6.133°E / 53.217; 6.133
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Area(2006)
 • Total 103.99 km2 (40.15 sq mi)
 • Land 102.61 km2 (39.62 sq mi)
 • Water 1.38 km2 (0.53 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
 • Total 28,151
 • Density 274/km2 (710/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Achtkarspelen (Dutch pronunciation: [ɑχt.ˈkɑr.spə.lə(n)] ( listen)) is a municipality in the northern Netherlands.

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History

The name Achtkarspelen is derived from the original eight kerspelen within the grietenij, namely: Augustinusga, Buitenpost(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 after the gemeentewet (Municipality law) of Johan Rudolf Thorbecke.

Population centres

(West Frisian names in brackets)

  • * Main village of the municipality Achtkarspelen

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Coordinates: 53°13′N 6°08′E / 53.217°N 6.133°E / 53.217; 6.133



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