Gaasterlân-Sleat is a former

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

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 ...

. Its official name is in West Frisian, the

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name being Gaasterland-Sloten (). In 2014 it merged with the municipalities of Lemsterland and

Skarsterlân Skarsterlân (; nl, Scharsterland ) is a former municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. The municipality was created 1 January 1984 by merging the municipalities of Doniawerstal and Haskerland, the part of Utingeradeel con ...

to form the new municipality

De Fryske Marren De Fryske Marren ( nl, De Friese Meren) is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2014 and consists of the former municipalities of Gaasterlân-Sleat, Lemsterland, Skarsterlân and parts of Boarnst ...

Population centres

Bakhuizen Bakhuizen ( West Frisian: ''Bakhuzen'') is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is in the municipality De Fryske Marren, about 6 km east of the city of Stavoren. Bakhuizen has about 1,075 inhabitants. History The village wa ...

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, Elahuizen, Harich,

Kolderwolde Kolderwolde ( fry, Kolderwâlde) is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 55 in (2017). History It was first mentioned in 1398 as Kolderwout, and means forest bel ...

Mirns Mirns ( fry, Murns) is a village in De Fryske Marren in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 130 in 2017. History The village was first mentioned between 1243 and 1254 as Midlinghe, and means settlement in the ...

, Nijemirdum, Oudega, Oudemirdum,

Rijs Rijs ( fry, Riis) is a village within the municipality of De Fryske Marren in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Rijs is situated on the road between Oudemirdum and Hemelum. It has approximately 170 citizens (2017). Rijs is best known ...

, Ruigahuizen, Sloten, Sondel and

Wijckel Wijckel ( fry, Wikel) is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision ...

Demographics

In 2010 *

: 94.3% *

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: 0.4% * European: 4.0% *

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: 0.2% * Other non Western: 1.1%:

References

External links

* De Fryske Marren Former municipalities of Friesland Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2014 {{Friesland-geo-stub