Gorredijk
Gorredijk
De Gordyk | |
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Town | |
Gorredijk, c. 1914 | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location in Opsterland municipality | |
Gorredijk Location in the Netherlands Gorredijk Gorredijk (Netherlands) | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland |
| Municipality | Opsterland |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 7,360 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8401 |
| Telephone area | 0513 |
Gorredijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɣɔrəˈdɛik]; West Frisian: De Gordyk) is the largest town in the municipality of Opsterland, in the Dutch province of Friesland. Gorredijk had a population of 7,360 in 2019.
The hamlets of Easterein and Kortezwaag are also part of the town. The latter was an independent village until 1962. Gorredijk and Kortezwaag then formed a double village as Gorredijk-Kortezwaag, but after a few years it was decided to shorten this to Gorredijk, so the older Kortezwaag became a neighborhood of Gorredijk in 1969.