Opsterland
| Opsterland Opsterlân | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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Former court in Beetsterzwaag | |||
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.svg.png) Location in Friesland | |||
| Coordinates: 53°4′N 6°5′E / 53.067°N 6.083°ECoordinates: 53°4′N 6°5′E / 53.067°N 6.083°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Friesland | ||
| Government[1] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Francisca Ravestein (D66) | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 227.64 km2 (87.89 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 224.63 km2 (86.73 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 3.01 km2 (1.16 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[3] | 3 m (10 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014)[4] | |||
| • Total | 29,883 | ||
| • Density | 133/km2 (340/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 8400–8409, 9240–9249 | ||
| Area code | 0512, 0513, 0516 | ||
| Website |
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Opsterland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɔpstərlɑnt]; West Frisian: Opsterlân) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands.
Population centres
- Bakkeveen
- Beetsterzwaag
- Frieschepalen
- Gorredijk
- Hemrik
- Jonkerslân
- Langezwaag
- Lippenhuizen
- Luxwoude
- Nij Beets
- Olterterp
- Siegerswoude
- Terwispel
- Tijnje
- Ureterp
- Wijnjewoude
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Opsterland, June 2015
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Opsterland is twinned with:
Ra'anana, Israel (since 1963)[5][6]
Beit Sahour, Palestine- The choice of twinning with both an Israeli city and a Palestinian one is Opsterland's modest contribution to trying to solve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. As well as bilateral contacts with both of their partners, the Dutch officials try to encourage trilateral meetings and induce greater contact between Ra'anana and Beit Sahour, which are located at a short geographical distance from each other but are separated by conflict and mutual mistrust. Recently Francisca Ravestein, Nahum Hofree, Hani Al-Hayik - the mayors, respectively, of Opsterland, Ra'anana and Beit Sahour - jointly inaugurated a photo exhibition at the municipal building in Opsterland.[7]
References
- Notes
- ↑ "Burgemeester Francisca Ravestein" [Mayor Elma van Selm] (in Dutch). Gemeente Opsterland. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 9244CR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ "Stedenband Opsterland-Ra'anana" [City Connection Opsterland-Ra'anana]. Stedenbanden.nl.
Vanaf 1960 onderhoudt de gemeente Opsterland contacten met de gemeente Ra'anana. Deze contacten zijn in 1963 officieel vastgelegd in een 'vriendschapsverdrag'. In maart 2000 is een delegatie naar Ra'anana gereisd om te praten over een meer themagerichte invulling van het verdrag.
- ↑ "Ra'anana: Twin towns & Sister cities - Friends around the World". raanana.muni.il. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ↑
External links
Media related to Opsterland at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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