Ternaard

Ternaard is a village in the municipality Noardeast-Fryslân located in the northeast of the province of Friesland between Dokkum and the Wadden Sea. It is the third most populous village in the municipality and had a population of 1,380 in January 2017.

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Settlement.name: Ternaard
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Kerk Ternaard.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Ternaard church
Settlement.image_flag: Ternaard_vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Ternaard wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map: Map NL Dongeradiel Ternaard.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the former Dongeradeel municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Noardeast-Fryslân

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Official name: Ternaard
Official website: www.ternaard.info
Image: Kerk Ternaard.jpg

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History
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Churches
Climate
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== History == Between 819 and 825 Ternaard was first mentioned. It was called "Tununfurt" . Later also the names Tunawert, Thunewerd, Tonauwer, Tijnnawerdt, Tennaard were used. The words "Furt", "Wert" and "werdt" were synonyms for "wierde", a manmade hill. What Tunun means is unknown.