Heerenveen
Heerenveen
It Hearrenfean (West Frisian) | |
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Town and municipality | |
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Location of the municipality (red) and the city (dark red) in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 52°58′N 5°55′E / 52.967°N 5.917°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Avine Fokkens-Kelder (VVD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 198.17 km2 (76.51 sq mi) |
| • Land | 190.09 km2 (73.39 sq mi) |
| • Water | 8.08 km2 (3.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
| Population (January 2021) | |
• Total | 50,650 |
| • Density | 266/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Heerenvener |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 8410–8459 |
| Area code | 0513, 0516 |
| Website | www |
Heerenveen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦeːrə(ɱ)ˈveːn] ⓘ, West Frisian: It Hearrenfean [ət ˌjɛrn̩ˈfɪən] ⓘ, Stellingwerfs: et Vene) is a town and municipality in the province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the municipality had a population of 50,859 (1 July).
The town itself is located southeast of Sneek and southwest of Drachten. Heerenveen is the oldest peat canal village in the Netherlands. Heerenveen is the fourth-largest place in Friesland in terms of population, but is not one of the eleven Frisian cities.
The municipality was formed on 1 July 1934, from parts of former municipalities Aengwirden and Schoterland, and a portion of the municipality of Haskerland. Boarnsterhim also merged into Heerenveen on 1 January 2014.