Tytsjerksteradiel


Tytsjerksteradiel is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. It is named after the town of Tytsjerk, whose name is derived from a person named Tiete. Tiete was a daughter of Tryn, after whom the region is named. The other villages in Trynwâlden are also named after Tryn's children: Oentsjerk, Gytsjerk, Readtsjerk, Aldtsjerk, Ryptsjerk. A statue of Tryn and her children is placed in Oentsjerk next to the mainroad. Tsjerk is the West Frisian word for Church. Until 1989 the official name of the municipality was Tietjerksteradeel, the Dutch name; the current official name is West Frisian. The largest village in the municipality is Burgum.

Population centers

The administrative centre and largest village in the municipality is Burgum.
Official nameDutch namePopulation
AldtsjerkOudkerk656
Bartlehiem Bartlehiemc. 70
BurgumBergum9990
EarnewâldEernewoude391
EastermarOostermeer1586
GarypGarijp1916
GytsjerkGiekerk2344
HurdegarypHardegarijp4828
JistrumEestrum945
MûneinMoleneind689
NoardburgumNoordbergum2228
OentsjerkOenkerk1755
RyptsjerkRijperkerk786
SumarSuameer1424
SuwâldSuawoude672
TytsjerkTietjerk1569
WynsWijns208

Hamlets