Gerkesklooster
Encyclopedia
Gerkesklooster is a small village in Achtkarspelen
in the province Friesland
of the Netherlands
it forms together with Stroobos
the double village Gerkesklooster-Stroobos. The double village has around 1775 citizens (2006).
Achtkarspelen
-History:The name Achtkarspelen is derived from the original eight kerspelen within the grietenij, namely: Augustinusga, Buitenpost, Drogeham, De Kooten, Kortwoude, Lutkepost, Surhuizum and Twijzel. Achtkarspelen held a separate status within Friesland for many years...
in the province Friesland
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
of the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
it forms together with Stroobos
Stroobos
Stroobos is a small village in Achtkarspelen in the province Friesland of the Netherlands it forms together with Gerkesklooster the double village Gerkesklooster-Stroobos. The double village has around 1775 citizens .-External links:*...
the double village Gerkesklooster-Stroobos. The double village has around 1775 citizens (2006).