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Country
  
Netherlands

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

Province
  
Friesland

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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

  • Gytsjerksterhoeke (Giekerkerhoek)
  • Iniaheide
  • It Heechsân (Hoogzand)
  • De Lytse Geast (Kleinegeest)
  • Quatrebras
  • Skûlenboarch (Schuilenburg)
  • Sigerswâld (Siegerswoude)
  • Sumarreheide (Suameerderheide)
  • Feanwâldsterwâl (Veenwoudsterwal)
  • It Wytfean (Witveen)
  • Zwartewegsend (Zwartewegsend)
  • Zevenhuizen

    • Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Tytsjerksteradiel, June 2015

    Main sights

  • Wyns, Aldtsjerk, Jistrum, Eastermar, Oentsjerk, Burgum and Gytsjerk are home to medieval churches
  • The villages Aldtsjerk, Earnewâld, Ryptsjerk, Sumar, Tytsjerk (De Lytse Geast and De Himriksmole) and Wyns are home to mills.
  • The Burgumer Lake
  • The Museum for Folklore in Earnewâld
  • The Skûtsje-Museum in Earnewâld
  • The Heimatmuseum with an Observatory in Burgum.

    • Notable residents

    Born:

  • Henk Stallinga (b. 1962), industrial designer and artist
  • Marjon Wijnsma (b. 1965), retired heptathlete.

    • Residents:

  • Piet Bouman (1892–1980), amateur football (soccer) player
  • Adriaen van Cronenburg (Ca. 1525–1604), Northern Netherlandish painter

    • References

    Tytsjerksteradiel Wikipedia
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