Achtkarspelen
Achtkarspelen () is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, it had a population of 27,900.
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Achtkarspelen () is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, it had a population of 27,900.
==History== The name Achtkarspelen, literally meaning "eight parishes", is derived from the original eight parishes within the grietenij, namely: Augustinusga, Buitenpost (the capital), Drogeham, De Kooten, Kortwoude, Lutkepost, Surhuizum and Twijzel. Achtkarspelen held a separate status within Friesland for many years. In the Middle Ages Achtkarspelen fell under the Bishopric of Münster, meanwhile the rest of Friesland was a part of the Bishopric of Utrecht.