Heerenveen

Heerenveen

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Heerenveen



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seal_size = 70px


mapsize = 280px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Friesland
area_footnotes = (2006)
area_total_km2 = 140.15
area_land_km2 = 135.18
area_water_km2 = 4.97
population_as_of = 1 January, 2007
population_note = Source: CBS, [http://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline] .
settlement_type = Municipality
population_total = 42754
population_density_km2 = 316
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2

Heerenveen (Pronunciation|450 Heerenveen.ogg, West Frisian: It Hearrenfean) is a municipality and a town in the province of Friesland (Fryslan), in the north of the Netherlands.

Population centres

Population as of January 1, 2004:

Heerenveen (29.750), Bontebok (440), De Knipe (1470), Gersloot (290), Hoornsterzwaag (890), Jubbega (3270), Katlijk (630), Luinjeberd (450), Mildam (740), Nieuwehorne (1500), Nieuweschoot (140), Oranjewoud (1030), Oudehorne (850), Oudeschoot (180), Terband (290), and Tjalleberd (730).

The town of Heerenveen

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 (Fryslan) as it did not have so-called city rights. However, it is now one of the larger municipalities of the province.

Local government

Sports

Heerenveen is famous for its sporting accomplishments and world class sports accommodations. This includes the Abe Lenstra football stadium and the Thialf speed skating arena which was one of the first indoor 400m ice rinks in the world, and where annually held international events draw large crowds.The town's football team, SC Heerenveen, plays in the Dutch Premier Division and has been a steady presence in the UEFA Cup for 10 years, topped by the team's biggest achievement when they qualified for the UEFA Champions League in 2000.In 2006, the "Sportstad" (Sport City) project was completed, which included a gymnastics hall, swimming pool and an extension to the football stadium, all of which are clustered together. The Abe Lenstra stadium is unique because its supporter capacity is larger than the number of inhabitants of the town. One of the few football venues that shares this distinction is Stade Félix Bollaert in Lens, France. Several American football venues, mostly college football venues, also share this distinction.

Famous people from Heerenveen

* Wim Duisenberg
* Foppe de Haan
* Jacob de Haan
* Sven Kramer
* Abe Lenstra
* Falko Zandstra
* Margriet Zegers

Twin cities

* Rishon LeZion, Israel

Panorama Heerenveen


External links

* [http://www.heerenveen.nl Official website (in Dutch)]

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