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Hendrik Pasma
Hendrik Fzn. Pasma (21 July 1813 – 5 December 1890) was a writer, farmer and politician in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Pasma was an advocate for Frisian agricultural and council interests. For the first, he was a member of merit of the w:fy:Fryske Maatskippij fan Lânbou, Frisian Society of Agriculture in light of his efforts to improve dairy farming and Dairy product, processing, which had led Pasma to Denmark to study local farms. For the other, he was an alderman on the Municipal council (Netherlands), municipal council of w:nl:Haskerland, Haskerland and a member of the Provincial Council of Friesland. Though Pasma had enjoyed a modest formal education in his youth, he proved an avid student and reader, which came to serve him well in his career. In 1868, Pasma published an important pamphlet on rinderpest and was a known speaker at agricultural meetings. In 1879, he was one of the founders of the w:fy:Frysk Kowestamboek, Frisian Cattle Studbook. At the reques ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heerenveen
Heerenveen (, fry, It Hearrenfean ) 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). History The town was established in 1551 by three lords as a location for the purpose of digging peat which was used for fuel, hence the name (''heer'' is "lord", ''veen'' is "peat"). Heerenveen was not one of the traditional eleven cities in Friesland (Fryslân) as it did not have so-called city rights. However, it is now one of the larger municipalities of the province. The windmill ''Welgelegen'' or ''Tjepkema's Molen'' is the only survivor of seventeen which have stood in Heerenveen. Population centres Population as of 1 January 2018: Heerenveen (32,900), Akkrum (3406), Aldeboarn (1479), Bontebok (445), De Knipe (1470), Gersloot (280, together with Gersloot-Polder), Hoornsterzwaag (815), Jubbega (3510), Katlijk (630), Luinj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
