Jonkerslân
Jonkerslân 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 284 residents
- Description: village in Opsterland, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Jonkersland”
- Postal code: 8403
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jewish cemetery, Gorredijk and Museum Opsterlân.
Museum Opsterlân
Museum
Photo: Drewes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museum Opsterlân is situated 3 km northeast of Jonkerslân.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bontebok and Langezwaag.
Bontebok
Village
Bontebok is a village in the north of the Netherlands, located in the municipality of Heerenveen, Friesland. It had a population of around 400 in 2017.
Langezwaag
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Langezwaag is a small village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It has around 1,050 residents.
Gorredijk
Town
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Gorredijk is the largest town in the municipality of Opsterland, in the Dutch province of Friesland. Gorredijk had a population of 7,360 in 2019. The hamlets of Easterein and Kortezwaag are also part of the town. Gorredijk is situated 3 km northeast of Jonkerslân.
Jonkerslân
- Categories: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands and locality
- Location: Opsterland Municipality, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.98018° or 52° 58′ 49″ northLongitude
6.04306° or 6° 2′ 35″ eastPopulation
284Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
9F48X2JV+36OpenStreetMap ID
node 47706395OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2753210Wikidata ID
Q3030091
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Jonkerslân” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Jonkerslân”
- Cebuano: “Jonkersland”
- Chinese: “Jonkersland”
- Dutch: “Jonkerslân”
- Dutch: “Jonkersland”
- French: “Jonkerslân”
- French: “Jonkersland”
- Irish: “Jonkerslân”
- Luxembourgish: “Jonkersland”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Jonkersland”
- Persian: “یونکرسلان”
- Ukrainian: “Йонкерсланд”
- Western Frisian: “Jonkerslân”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nije Feart and Kortezwaag.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include De Lytse Jonker and Natuurbegraafplaats Friesland.
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