Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area code 0511, 0512, 058 Local time Monday 9:09 PM | Elevation 1 m (3 ft) Postcode Parts of 9000 range Area 161.4 km² | |
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Website www.tytsjerksteradiel.nl Weather 10°C, Wind NE at 13 km/h, 76% Humidity Points of interest Skûtsjemuseum, It Kokelhûs, It Kokelkhûs Fan Jan e, Streekmuseum Volkssterrenwacht Burgum, Blauwhoek |
Tytsjerksteradiel (Dutch: Tietjerksteradeel) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. It is named after the town of Tytsjerk, whose name is derived from a person named Tiete. Tiete was a daughter of Tryn, after whom the region (Trynwâlden) is named. The other villages in Trynwâlden are also named after Tryn's children: Oentsjerk (Oene), Gytsjerk (Giete), Readtsjerk (Reade), Aldtsjerk (Âlde), Ryptsjerk (Rype). A statue of Tryn and her children is placed in Oentsjerk next to the mainroad (Rengerswei). Tsjerk is the West Frisian word for Church. Until 1989 the official name of the municipality was Tietjerksteradeel ( pronunciation ), the Dutch name; the current official name is West Frisian. The largest village in the municipality is Burgum.
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Map of Tytsjerksteradiel, Netherlands
Population centers
The administrative centre and larged village in the municipality is Burgum.
Hamlets
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Tytsjerksteradiel, June 2015
Main sights
Notable residents
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