De Fryske Marren
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coat of arms |
province | Fryslân |
mayor | Fred Veenstra ( CDA ) |
Seat of the municipality | Joure |
Area - land - water |
549.1 km 2 351.66 km 2 197.44 km 2 |
CBS code | 1940 |
Residents | 51,458 (Jan 31, 2019) |
Population density | 94 inhabitants / km 2 |
Coordinates | 52 ° 58 ' N , 5 ° 47' E |
height | 2 m NAP |
Important traffic route | |
prefix | 0513, 0514, 0566 |
Postcodes | 8461–8467, 8493, 8501–8503, 8505–8508, 8511–8517, 8521–8528, 8531–8532, 8534–8539, 8541–8542, 8556, 8561, 8563–8567, 8571–8574, 8576, 8581– 8583 |
Website | Homepage of De Fryske Marren |
Parish hall |
De Fryske Marren ( Dutch De Friese Meren ) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Fryslân (Dutch Friesland ). It was created on January 1, 2014 through the amalgamation of the previous municipalities of Gaasterlân-Sleat , Lemsterland and Skarsterlân and the inclusion of parts of the previous municipality of Boarnsterhim . The new municipality has 51,458 inhabitants (as of January 31, 2019).
Places of the community
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politics
Distribution of seats in the municipal council
The local elections on March 21, 2018 resulted in the following distribution of seats:
Political party | Seats | |||
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2013 | 2018 | |||
CDA | 8th | 8th | ||
FNP | 9 | 7th | ||
VVD | 3 | 4th | ||
PvdA | 4th | 4th | ||
GroenLinks | 1 | 2 | ||
D66 | 2 | 2 | ||
NCPN | 1 | 2 | ||
ChristenUnie | 2 | 1 | ||
Burger party De Fryske Marren | - | 1 | ||
Nieuw Politiek Peil | 1 | - | ||
total | 31 | 31 |
mayor
Fred Veenstra ( CDA ) has been the acting mayor of the municipality since December 1, 2015 . His staff include the alderman Frans Veltman (CDA), Johannes van der Pal ( FNP ), Jos Boerland ( VVD ), Janny Schouwerwou (CDA), Durk Durksz (FNP) and the community secretary Ditta Cazemier.
Web links
- Website of the municipality (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
- ↑ Result of the local elections: 2013 2018 , accessed on June 14, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2013 2018 , accessed on June 14, 2018 (Dutch)
- ↑ Fred Veenstra geïnstalleerd as burgemeester De Fryske Marren. In: Leeuwarder Courant . NDC Mediagroep, December 1, 2015, accessed June 14, 2018 (Dutch).
- ^ Collegeleden Gemeente De Fryske Marren, accessed on June 14, 2018 (Dutch)