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Heerenveen
It Hearrenfean
Municipality
Crackstate, the old part of the town hall
Crackstate, the old part of the town hall
Flag of HeerenveenCoat of arms of Heerenveen
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Area
(2006)
 • Total
140.15 km2 (54.11 sq mi)
 • Land 135.18 km2 (52.19 sq mi)
 • Water 4.97 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Heerenveen, kerk in straatzicht foto1 2011-05-21 18

Heerenveen, church (de Heilige Geestkerk)

Welgelegen Molen Heerenveen 02

Welgelegen or Tjepkemas Molen.

Heerenveen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦeː.rə(n).ˈveːn]  (Speaker Icon listen), West Frisian: It Hearrenfean About this sound pronunciation ) is a town in the Heerenveen municipality of the province of Friesland (Fryslan), in the north of the Netherlands.

History[]

The town was established in 1551 by three lords as a location for the purpose of digging peat which was used for fuel, hence the name (heer is "lord", veen is "peat"). Heerenveen was not one of the traditional eleven cities in Friesland (Fryslan) as it did not have so-called city rights. However, it is now one of the larger municipalities of the province.

The windmill Welgelegen or Tjepkema's Molen is the only survivor of seventeen which have stood in Heerenveen..[1]

Transportation[]

Railway Station: Heerenveen

Local government[]

municipal legislative
Party seats change
from
2002
PvdA 12 +5
CDA 4 −1
VVD 4 −1
Leefbaar Heerenveen 2 −2
GroenLinks 2 +0
ChristenUnie 2 +1
FNP 1 +0
SP 0 −1
D66 0 −1
Total 27 -

Sports[]

Heerenveen is famous for its sporting accomplishments and world class sports accommodations. This includes the Abe Lenstra football stadium and the Thialf speed skating arena which was one of the first indoor 400m ice rinks in the world, and where annually held international events draw large crowds. Thialf is also home to the city's ice hockey team, the Heerenveen Flyers. The town's football team, SC Heerenveen, plays in the Dutch Premier Division and has been a steady presence in the UEFA Cup for 10 years, topped by the team's biggest achievement when they qualified for the UEFA Champions League in 2000. In 2006, the "Sportstad" (Sport City) project was completed, which included a gymnastics hall, swimming pool and an extension to the football stadium, all of which are clustered together. The Abe Lenstra stadium is unique because its supporter capacity is larger than the number of inhabitants of the town. One of the few football venues that shares this distinction is Stade Félix Bollaert in Lens, France. Several American football venues, mostly college football venues, also share this distinction.

Famous people from Heerenveen[]

  • Wim Duisenberg
  • Foppe de Haan
  • Jacob de Haan
  • Sven Kramer
  • Abe Lenstra
  • Geert Arend Roorda
  • Geerhardus Vos
  • Falko Zandstra
  • Margriet Zegers
  • Tjibbe van der Veen
  • Jos Hooiveld
  • Frank sloothaak

Twin cities[]

References[]

External links[]

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Coordinates: 52°57′23″N 5°55′39″E / 52.9565, 5.9274


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