Opsterland

Opsterland
Opsterland
Opsterlân
—  Municipality  —
Flag of Opsterland
Flag
Coat of arms of Opsterland
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 53°3′N 6°5′E / 53.05°N 6.083°E / 53.05; 6.083Coordinates: 53°3′N 6°5′E / 53.05°N 6.083°E / 53.05; 6.083
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Area(2006)
 - Total 227.68 km2 (87.9 sq mi)
 - Land 225.07 km2 (86.9 sq mi)
 - Water 2.61 km2 (1 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
 - Total 29,585
 - Density 131/km2 (339.3/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Opsterland (About this sound pronunciation ) (West Frisian: Opsterlân) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands.

Contents

Population centres

Bakkeveen, Beetsterzwaag, Frieschepalen, Gorredijk, Hemrik, Jonkerslân, Langezwaag, Lippenhuizen, Luxwoude, Nij Beets, Olterterp, Siegerswoude, Terwispel, Tijnje, Ureterp, Wijnjewoude.

Magistrates court in Beetsterzwaag

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Opsterland is twinned with:

  • Israel Ra'anana, Israel (since 1963)[1][2]
  • Palestinian territories Beit Sahur, Palestinian Authority
  • The choice of twinning with both an Israeli city and a Palestinian one is Opsterland's modest contribution to trying to solve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. As well as bilateral contacts with both of their partners, the Dutch officials try to encourage trilateral meetings and induce greater contact between Ra'anana and Beit Sahur, which are located at a short geographical distance from each other but are separated by conflict, occupation and mutual mistrust. Recently Francisca Ravestein, Nahum Hofree, Hani Al-Hayik - the mayors, respectively, of Opsterland, Ra'anana and Beit Sahur - jointly inaugurated a photo exhibition at the municipal building in Opsterland[3].

References

Notes
  1. ^ "Stedenband Opsterland-Ra'anana [City Connection Opsterland-Ra'anana]". Stedenbanden.nl. http://www.stedenbanden.nl/detail_city.phtml?know_id=383. "Vanaf 1960 onderhoudt de gemeente Opsterland contacten met de gemeente Ra'anana. Deze contacten zijn in 1963 officieel vastgelegd in een 'vriendschapsverdrag'. In maart 2000 is een delegatie naar Ra'anana gereisd om te praten over een meer themagerichte invulling van het verdrag." 
  2. ^ "Ra'anana: Twin towns & Sister cities - Friends around the World". raanana.muni.il. http://www.raanana.muni.il/English/Topics/My+City/Sister+Cities/. Retrieved 24 March 2010. 
  3. ^ *Ra'anana Municipality website

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