Heerenveen (Netherlands)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
הירנפיין (הולנד)
Name (Latin)
Heerenveen (Netherlands)
Other forms of name
Hearrenfean (Netherlands)
Coordinates
6.0503 6.0503 52.9658 52.9658 (gooearth )
E0055507 E0055507 N0525733 N0525733 (geonames )
Associated country
Netherlands
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 144396331
Wikidata: Q574558
Library of congress: n 93033857
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 52°57ʹ33ʺN 005°55ʹ07ʺE)
  • Gorter, D. Taal fan klerken en klanten, c1993:t.p. (Hearrenfean) Dutch CIP (Heerenveen)
  • Vuga's alf. plaats. van Nederland, 1979(Heerenveen)

Wikipedia description:

Heerenveen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦeːrə(ɱ)ˈveːn] , West Frisian: It Hearrenfean [ət ˌjɛrn̩ˈfɪən] , Stellingwerfs: et Vene) is a town and municipality in the province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the municipality had a population of 50,859 (1 July). The town itself is located southeast of Sneek and southwest of Drachten. Heerenveen is the oldest peat canal village in the Netherlands. Heerenveen is the fourth-largest place in Friesland in terms of population, but is not one of the eleven Frisian cities. The municipality was formed on 1 July 1934, from parts of former municipalities Aengwirden and Schoterland, and a portion of the municipality of Haskerland. Boarnsterhim also merged into Heerenveen on 1 January 2014.

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