Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland (; fy, en Nijkrúslân), officially abbreviated as Kollumerland c.a., is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the northern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, located in the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

Friesland Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...

. In 2019 it merged with the municipalities of

Dongeradeel Dongeradeel (; fy, Dongeradiel ) is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands. In 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Ferwerderadiel and Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland to form the new municipality Noardeast-Fryslân. History Donge ...

and

Ferwerderadiel Ferwerderadiel () is a former municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. Its official name is West Frisian, the Dutch name is Ferwerderadeel (). In 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Dongeradeel and Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisla ...

to form the new municipality

Noardeast-Fryslân Noardeast-Fryslân is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2019 and consists of the former municipalities of Dongeradeel, Ferwerderadiel and Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, all three of which diss ...

Population centres

Augsbuurt Augsbuurt or Lutjewoude ( fry, Lytsewâld) (Low Saxon: ''Lutjewolde'') is a small village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is in the municipality Noardeast-Fryslân, about 1 km southeast of the town of Kollum Kollum ( Low Saxon: ''Kölm ...

, Burum, Kollum, Kollumerpomp,

Kollumerzwaag Kollumersweach (Low Saxon: ''Kölmerswoag'') is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 2,992 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisl ...

Munnekezijl Munnekezijl ( fry, Muntsjesyl; gos, Muntjesiel) is the easternmost village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of 488 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland munic ...

, Oudwoude,

Triemen De Trieme (Low Saxon: ''De Triem'') is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 318 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkrui ...

, Veenklooster,

Warfstermolen Warfstermolen ( fry, Warfstermûne) (Low Saxon: ''Warfstermeul'') is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality, in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of 203 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the K ...

Westergeest Westergeast (Low Saxon: ''Westergaist'') is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It has a population of around 621 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland mu ...

and Zwagerbosch. Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland has a population of 12,775 (1 April 2016, source: CBS).

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, June 2015.''

Government

The Burum community houses the satellite ground station of the ''

Nationale SIGINT Organisatie The Nationale SIGINT Organisatie (NSO) was the Dutch signals intelligence (SIGINT) organisation, which was part of the Ministry of Defence, but worked for both the military intelligence and security agency MIVD as for its civilian counterpart AIV ...

''.Nationale SIGINT Organisatie
" ( ) Ministry of Defence. Retrieved on 13 June 2013.

References

External links

* * Noardeast-Fryslân Former municipalities of Friesland Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2019 {{Friesland-geo-stub