Lemsterland Explained

Lemsterland
Settlement Type:Former municipality
Flag Size:100x67px
Map Alt:Highlighted position of Lemsterland in a municipal map of Friesland
Coordinates:52.85°N 48°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Friesland
Extinct Title:Dissolved
Extinct Date:1 January 2014[1]
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:124.34
Area Land Km2:75.93
Area Water Km2:48.41
Elevation Footnotes:[3]
Elevation M:0
Population Footnotes:[4]
Population Total:13544
Population As Of: 2013
Population Density Km2:178
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:8508, 8530–8539
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:0514

Lemsterland (in Dutch; Flemish ˈlɛmstərˌlɑnt/; Western Frisian: Lemsterlân) is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands. In 2014 it merged with the municipalities of Skarsterlân and Gaasterlân-Sleat to form the new municipality De Fryske Marren.

Population centres

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2014 . Municipal divisions on 1 January 2014 . Dutch . cbs.nl . . 10 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten . Key figures for neighbourhoods . Dutch . . 2 July 2013 . CBS Statline . . 11 July 2013.
  3. Web site: Postcodetool for 8531ED . Dutch . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 21 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool . 21 September 2013 .
  4. Web site: Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . Population growth; regions per month . Dutch . . 23 December 2013 . CBS Statline . . 20 January 2014.