Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland explained

Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland
Other Name:Kollumerland c.a.
Settlement Type:Municipality
Flag Size:100x67px
Map Alt:Highlighted position of Kollumerland c.a. in a municipal map of Friesland
Coordinates:53.2833°N 14°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Extinct Title:Merged
Extinct Date:2019
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:0.9
Elevation Max M:1.6
Elevation Min M:0
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:9291–9299, 9851–9853
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:0511, 0594

Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland (; Western Frisian: {{audio|Fy-Kollumerlân.ogg|Kollumerlân|help=no), officially abbreviated as Kollumerland c.a., is a municipality in the northern Netherlands, located in the province of Friesland. In 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Dongeradeel and Ferwerderadiel to form the new municipality Noardeast-Fryslân.

Population centres

Augsbuurt, Burum, Kollum, Kollumerpomp, Kollumerzwaag, Munnekezijl, Oudwoude, Triemen, Veenklooster, Warfstermolen, Westergeest and Zwagerbosch.[2]

Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland has a population of 12,775 (1 April 2016, source: CBS).[3]

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, June 2015.

Government

The Burum community houses the satellite ground station of the Nationale SIGINT Organisatie.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9291KB . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 16 September 2013 .
  2. Web site: Feiten & cijfers 2016 - Gemeente - Gemeente - Gemeente Kollumerland . 2016-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160813201329/http://www.kollumerland.nl/gemeente/gemeente_3721/item/feiten-cijfers-2016_6145.html . 2016-08-13 .
  3. Web site: CBS StatLine - Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand. statline.cbs.nl. 2016-06-20.
  4. "Nationale SIGINT Organisatie." Ministry of Defence. Retrieved on 13 June 2013.