Heerenveen
Town and municipality in Friesland, Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the city and municipality. For the football team, see SC Heerenveen.
Heerenveen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦeːrə(ɱ)ˈveːn] ⓘ, West Frisian: It Hearrenfean [ət ˌjɛrn̩ˈfɪən] ⓘ) is a town and municipality in the province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the municipality had a population 50,859 (1 July).
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Heerenveen | |
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Town and municipality | |
Coordinates: 52°58′N 5°55′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Friesland |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Avine Fokkens-Kelder (VVD) |
Area | |
• Total | 198.17 km2 (76.51 sq mi) |
• Land | 190.09 km2 (73.39 sq mi) |
• Water | 8.08 km2 (3.12 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 50,650 |
• Density | 266/km2 (690/sq mi) |
Demonym | Heerenvener |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 8410–8459 |
Area code | 0513, 0516 |
Website | www |
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