Jonkerslân Explained

Jonkerslân
Native Name:Dutch: Jonkersland
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:52.9797°N 6.0411°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Opsterland
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:4.65
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:0.7
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:295
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8403
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0513

Jonkerslân (Dutch; Flemish: Jonkersland) is a village consisting of around 295 inhabitants in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands.

The village was first mentioned in 1899 as Jonkersland, and means land of the Jonkheer which is probably a reference to Juw Dekama. Jonkerslân developed into a peat colony in the 18th century.[3] In 1988, it was awarded a village status.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8403BA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 2 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 2 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Jonkersland - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 2 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Jonkerslân . Plaatsengids . 2 April 2022 . nl.