List of territorial changes in the province of Fryslân
The list of area changes in the province of Fryslân contains important changes to the municipal areas in the Dutch province of Fryslân (officially Friesland until 1996 ) in the period from January 1, 1812 until today. These include amalgamation and separation of parishes, incorporation of parishes into another, changes to the name of the parish and major reclassifications of parts of one parish to another. Minor changes are not taken into account.
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- Date : date of legal effect of the change of area
- Municipality before the change : Municipality before the area change
- Action : Type of change
- Municipality after the change : Municipality after the area change
The sorting is done chronologically according to the date and according to the receiving or newly formed community. Communities that still exist today are highlighted in color. The communities that moved to the province of Friesland are highlighted in green, those that left them are highlighted in red.
history
French time
In the French period, the communities belonged to the Frize department .
Number of provinces
In the Basic Law of March 1814, the (re) formation of 9 provinces was announced with effect from May 1, 1814. In the constitution of August 1815 , a total of 19 provinces were named after the addition of the area that later became an independent state of Belgium . Of these 10 belonged to the area of today's Netherlands. The province of Limburg was formed on October 9, 1815.
The province of Holland was officially divided into the new provinces of Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland in 1840. In both areas, however, there had been independent, independent administrations since 1814. From 1840 onwards there were 11 provinces in the Netherlands until Flevoland was added in 1986 and resulted in the current number of 12 provinces.
Province name
In the basic laws of 1814, 1815 and 1840 the name was given as Vriesland . In the Basic Law of 1848 it appears for the first time with the spelling Friesland . This spelling was in place until January 1, 1997, when the name of the province was officially changed to Fryslân .
Territory changes
| date | Church before the change | measure | Church after the change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/19/1814 | Terschelling | Reclassification | Terschelling , province of Holland | |
| 09/19/1814 | Vlieland | Reclassification | Vlieland , province of Holland | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Augustinusga Buitenpost Surhuizum |
Merger | Achtkarspelen | |
| 10/01/1816 | Tjalleberd | Name change | Aengwirden | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Bozum Jorwerd |
Merger | Baarderadeel | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Minnertsga Sexbierum |
Merger | Barradeel | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Almenum , parts of the area |
Reclassification | Barradeel | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Sint Annaparochie Sint Jacobiparochie Vrouwenparochie |
Merger | Het Bildt | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Dantumawoude Rinsumageest Veenwouden |
Merger | Dantumadeel | |
| 10/01/1816 | Langweer | Name change | Doniawerstal | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Bleija Ferwerd Hallum Marrum |
Merger | Ferwerderadeel | |
| 10/01/1816 | Tjum | Name change | Franekeradeel | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Almenum , parts of the area |
Reclassification | Franekeradeel | |
| 10/01/1816 | Balk | Name change | Gaasterland | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Haske Joure |
Merger | Haskerland | |
| 10/01/1816 | Koudum | Name change | Hemelumer Oldephaert en Noordwolde | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Oosterend Wommels |
Merger | Henna barley | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Grouw Roordahuizum |
Merger | Idaarderadeel | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Burum Kollum Oudwoude |
Merger | Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Huizum Jelsum Stiens Wirdum |
Merger | Leeuwarderadeel | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Lemmer Oosterzee |
Merger | Lemsterland | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Berlikum Dronrijp Marsum Menaldum |
Merger | Menaldumadeel | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Anjum Ee Metslawier |
Merger | Oostdongeradeel | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Oosterwolde Oudeberkoop |
Merger | Ooststellingwerf | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Beetsterzwaag Gorredijk Langezwaag Lip Huizen Ureterp |
Merger | Opsterland | |
| 10/01/1816 | Rauwerder | Name change | Rauwerderhem | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Heerenveen De Knijpe Mildam Sint Johannesga |
Merger | Scotland | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Drachten Oudega |
Merger | Smallingerland | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Bergum Hardegarijp Oenkerk Oostermeer |
Merger | Tietjerksteradeel | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Akkrum Oldeboorn |
Merger | Utingeradeel | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Holwerd Nes Ternaard |
Merger | West Donkey | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Noordwolde Sonnega Wolvega |
Merger | Weststellingwerf | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Arum Makkum Tjerkwerd Witmarsum |
Merger | Wonseradeel | |
| 10/01/1816 |
Heeg Nijland Woudsend |
Merger | Wymbritseradeel | |
| 11/03/1848 | Name change from the province of Vriesland to the province of Friesland | |||
| 01/01/1934 |
Aengwirden Schoterland |
Merger | Heerenveen | |
| 09/01/1942 | Terschelling , Province of North Holland | Reclassification | Terschelling | |
| 09/01/1942 | Vlieland , North Holland Province | Reclassification | Vlieland | |
| 01/01/1956 | Hemelumer Oldephaert en Noordwolde | Name change | Hemelumer Oldeferd | |
| 01/01/1979 | Staveren | Name change | Stavoren | |
| 01/01/1984 |
Idaarderadeel Rauwerderhem Utingeradeel |
Merger | Boornsterhem | |
| 01/01/1984 |
Dokkum Oostdongeradeel Westdongeradeel |
Merger | Dongeradeel | |
| 01/01/1984 |
Barradeel Franeker |
Inclusion | Franekeradeel | |
| 01/01/1984 | Sloten | Inclusion | Gaasterland | |
| 01/01/1984 |
Baarderadeel Hennaarderadeel |
Merger | Littenseradeel | |
| 01/01/1984 |
Hemelumer Oldeferd Hindeloopen Stavoren Workum |
Merger | Nijefurd | |
| 01/01/1984 |
Doniawerstal Haskerland |
Merger | Scharsterland | |
| 01/01/1984 | IJlst | Inclusion | Wymbritseradeel | |
| 03/01/1985 | Boornsterhem | Name change | Boarnsterhim | |
| 01/26/1985 | Littenseradeel | Name change | Littenseradiel | |
| 03/01/1985 | Scharsterland | Name change | Skarsterlân | |
| 06/06/1985 | Gaasterland | Name change | Gaasterlân Sleat | |
| 01/01/1987 | Wymbritseradeel | Name change | Wymbritseradiel | |
| 01/01/1987 | Wonseradeel | Name change | Wûnseradiel | |
| 01/01/1989 | Tietjerksteradeel | Name change | Tytsjerksteradiel | |
| 01/01/1997 | Name change from the province of Friesland to the province of Fryslân | |||
| 01/01/1999 | Ferwerderadeel | Name change | Ferwerderadiel | |
| 01/01/2009 | Dantumadeel | Name change | Dantumadiel | |
| 01/01/2011 | Menaldumadeel | Name change | Menameradiel | |
| 01/01/2011 |
Bolsward Nijefurd Sneek Wûnseradiel Wymbritseradiel |
Merger | Southwest Fryslân | |
| 01/01/2014 |
Gaasterlân-Sleat Lemsterland Skarsterlân |
Merger | De Friese Meren | |
| 01/01/2014 |
Boarnsterhim , Terherne |
Reclassification | De Friese Meren | |
| 01/01/2014 |
Boarnsterhim , Akkrum, Aldeboarn and Nes |
Reclassification | Heerenveen | |
| 01/01/2014 |
Boarnsterhim , Eagum, Friens, Grou, Idaerd, Jirnsum, Reduum, Warstiens, Warten and Wergea |
Reclassification | Leeuwarden | |
| 01/01/2014 |
Boarnsterhim , Dearsum, Poppenwier, Raerd, Sibrandabuorren and Tersoal |
Reclassification | Southwest Fryslân | |
| 07/01/2015 | De Friese Meren | Name change | De Fryske Marren | |
| 01/01/2018 | Leeuwarderadeel | Inclusion | Leeuwarden | |
| 01/01/2018 |
Littenseradiel , Baard, Bears, Easterlittens, Hilaard, Húns, Jellum, Jorwert, Leons, Mantgum and Weidum |
Reclassification | Leeuwarden | |
| 01/01/2018 |
Littenseradiel , Boazum, Britswert, Easterein, Easterwierrum, Hidaard, Hinnaard, Iens, Itens, Kûbaard, Lytsewierrum, Reahûs, Rien, Waaksens, Wiuwert and Wommels |
Reclassification | Southwest Fryslân | |
| 01/01/2018 |
Het Bildt Franekeradeel Menameradiel |
Merger | Waadhoeke | |
| 01/01/2018 |
Littenseradiel , Baaium, Spannum, Winsum and Wjelsryp |
Reclassification | Waadhoeke | |
| 01/01/2019 |
Dongeradeel Ferwerderadiel Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland |
Merger | Noardeast-Fryslân | |
Number of parishes
The information on October 4, 1830 refers to the separation of Belgium from the Netherlands. The other figures relate to the situation after the reforms at the specified time.
| date | Communities |
|---|---|
| 04.10.1830 | 43 |
| 01/01/1934 | 42 |
| 09/01/1942 | 44 |
| 01/01/1984 | 31 |
| 01/01/2011 | 27 |
| 01/01/2014 | 24 |
| 01/01/2018 | 20th |
| 01/01/2019 | 18th |
