Gaasterlân-Sleat
Former municipality in Friesland, Netherlands
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Gaasterlân-Sleat is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands. Its official name is in West Frisian, the Dutch name being Gaasterland-Sloten (pronounced [ˌɣaːstərlɑnt ˈsloːtə(n)] ⓘ). In 2014 it merged with the municipalities of Lemsterland and Skarsterlân to form the new municipality De Fryske Marren.
Gaasterlân-Sleat
Gaasterland-Sloten | |
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Former municipality | |
Aerial photo of Balk | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Friesland | |
| Coordinates: 52°54′N 5°35′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland |
| Established | 1 January 1984 |
| Dissolved | 1 January 2014[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 209.34 km2 (80.83 sq mi) |
| • Land | 95.24 km2 (36.77 sq mi) |
| • Water | 114.10 km2 (44.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
| Population (November 2013)[4] | |
• Total | 10,186 |
| • Density | 107/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 8556–8583 |
| Area code | 0514 |
Population centres
Bakhuizen, Balk, Elahuizen, Harich, Kolderwolde, Mirns, Nijemirdum, Oudega, Oudemirdum, Rijs, Ruigahuizen, Sloten, Sondel and Wijckel.
