- Harkema
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Harkema
mapsize = 280px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = flagicon|NetherlandsNetherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = flagicon|FrieslandFriesland
settlement_type = Village
population_total = c. 4300Harkema ( _fr. De Harkema) is a village in the municipality of
Achtkarspelen ,Friesland province, TheNetherlands .Harkema is in the eastern part of Friesland, 9 km north of
Drachten . As of1 January 2006, the village had a population of 4,292.Harkema is home to the Netherlands' best amateur soccer clubs: The
Harkemase Boys . CyclistPieter Weening , who was the first Frisian to win a stage in theTour de France , is from Harkema.Population
External links
* [http://www.mooiharkema.nl/ www.mooiharkema.nl]
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