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Gaasterlân-Sleat

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Also known as Gaasterlan-Sleat

Gaasterlân-Sleat is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands. Its official name is in West Frisian, the Dutch name being Gaasterland-Sloten (). In 2014 it merged with the municipalities of Lemsterland and Skarsterlân to form the new municipality De Fryske Marren.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Gaasterlân-Sleat
Settlement.settlement_type
Former municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Balk 20040902 2222.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Aerial photo of Balk
Settlement.image_flag
Gaasterlan-Sleat flag.svg
Settlement.flag_size
100x67px
Settlement.image_shield
Gaasterland-Sloten wapen.svg
Settlement.shield_size
100x80px
Settlement.image_map
Map - NL - Municipality code 0653 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt
Highlighted position of Gaasterlân-Sleat in a municipal map of Friesland
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Friesland
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
1 January 1984
Settlement.extinct_title
Dissolved

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Population centres
  • Demographics
  • References
  • External links

Gaasterlân-Sleat is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands. Its official name is in West Frisian, the Dutch name being Gaasterland-Sloten (). In 2014 it merged with the municipalities of Lemsterland and Skarsterlân to form the new municipality De Fryske Marren.

== Population centres == Bakhuizen, Balk, Elahuizen, Harich, Kolderwolde, Mirns, Nijemirdum, Oudega, Oudemirdum, Rijs, Ruigahuizen, Sloten, Sondel and Wijckel.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gaasterlân-Sleat” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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