Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland (; ), officially abbreviated as Kollumerland c.a., is a former

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the northern

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, located in the

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Friesland Friesland ( ; ; official ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia (), named after the Frisians, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen (p ...

. In 2019 it merged with the municipalities of

Dongeradeel Dongeradeel (; ) is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands. In 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Ferwerderadiel and Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland to form the new municipality Noardeast-Fryslân. History Dongeradeel was cr ...

and

Ferwerderadiel Ferwerderadiel () is a former Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. Its official name is West Frisian language, West Frisian, the Dutch name is Ferwerderadeel (). In 2019 it merged with the munici ...

to form the new municipality

Noardeast-Fryslân Noardeast-Fryslân () is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2019 and consists of the former municipalities of Dongeradeel, Ferwerderadiel and Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, all three of which ...

Population centres

Augsbuurt, Burum,

Kollum Kollum (Low Saxon: ''Kölm'') is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality in the province Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 5529 in January 2017. There is a restored windmill, ''Tochmaland'' in the village. History The ...

Kollumerpomp Kollumerpomp (Low Saxon and West Frisian: ''De Pomp'') is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of 478 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkr ...

Kollumerzwaag Kollumersweach (, locally also known as ''De Sweach'') is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 2,992 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en ...

, Munnekezijl, Oudwoude, Triemen,

Veenklooster Feankleaster is a small village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands, with a population of around 97 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland municipality. ...

, Warfstermolen, Westergeest and Zwagerbosch. Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland has a population of 12,775 (1 April 2016, source: CBS).

Topography

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

Government

The Burum community houses the satellite ground station of the ''

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''.Nationale SIGINT Organisatie
" ( )

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. Retrieved on 13 June 2013.

References

External links

* * Noardeast-Fryslân Former municipalities of Friesland Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2019 {{Friesland-geo-stub