Ternaard

Ternaard is a village in the municipality Noardeast-Fryslân located in the northeast of the province of Friesland between Dokkum and the Wadden Sea. It is the third most populous village in the municipality and had a population of 1,380 in January 2017.[1]

Ternaard
Village
Ternaard church
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in the Dongeradeel municipality
Ternaard
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
MunicipalityNoardeast-Fryslân
Population
 (2017)
  Total1,380
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9145
Telephone area0519
WebsiteOfficial

History

Around 800 Ternaard was first mentioned. It was called "Tununfurt" . Later also the names Tunawert, Thunewerd, Tonauwer, Tijnnawerdt, Tennaard were used. The words "Furt", "Wert" and "werdt" were synonyms for "wierde", a manmade hill. What Tunun means is unknown, possibly related to the Thunder and Odin.

Ternaard previously belonged to the town Dongeradeel West. The mayor of the municipality lived in Ternaard. In the municipal reorganization of the province of Friesland (1984), the municipality Dongeradeel West merged with the municipality Oostdongeradeel and the city of Dokkum into the new Dongeradeel. In 2019 part of the new municipality Noardeast-Fryslân.

Services

Ternaard offers a supermarket, butchers, a kindergarten, an elementary school, a health center, a homeopathic practice and a retirement home. There is also a bus service to Dokkum and Leeuwarden.

Sports

Ternaard in sport has a billiard club, a football club, a tennis club a bounce, a bocce and volleyball.

Churches

  • The (late Gothic) Grote Kerk dates from the 16th century. This church has a fine 17th-century interior.
  • Ternaard the Mennonite church has merged with the Mennonite church-Holwerd Blija in the new town-Holwerd Blija and Ternaard. In October 2007, the last service held in the Baptist church Ternaard. This church building has been sold.
  • The Reformed Church in 1921 was designed by Ane Nauta.

Climate

Ternaard features an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb).

Climate data for Ternaard (2009-2015)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 12.3
(54.1)
11.3
(52.3)
20.4
(68.7)
26.3
(79.3)
28.3
(82.9)
31.4
(88.5)
35.3
(95.5)
33.2
(91.8)
30.1
(86.2)
24.0
(75.2)
17.1
(62.8)
13.2
(55.8)
35.3
(95.5)
Average high °C (°F) 4.4
(39.9)
4.5
(40.1)
8.4
(47.1)
12.3
(54.1)
15.7
(60.3)
18.0
(64.4)
21.4
(70.5)
21.0
(69.8)
17.8
(64.0)
13.9
(57.0)
8.9
(48.0)
6.0
(42.8)
12.7
(54.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7)
2.2
(36.0)
5.2
(41.4)
8.6
(47.5)
12.0
(53.6)
14.6
(58.3)
17.7
(63.9)
17.1
(62.8)
14.5
(58.1)
10.9
(51.6)
6.9
(44.4)
4.1
(39.4)
9.7
(49.5)
Average low °C (°F) 0.5
(32.9)
0.2
(32.4)
2.3
(36.1)
5.4
(41.7)
8.5
(47.3)
11.4
(52.5)
14.2
(57.6)
13.3
(55.9)
11.4
(52.5)
8.2
(46.8)
4.7
(40.5)
2.0
(35.6)
6.8
(44.3)
Record low °C (°F) −14.3
(6.3)
−14.3
(6.3)
−6.1
(21.0)
−3.1
(26.4)
0.3
(32.5)
6.0
(42.8)
8.9
(48.0)
8.2
(46.8)
4.5
(40.1)
1.0
(33.8)
−4.7
(23.5)
−10.1
(13.8)
−14.3
(6.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 54.1
(2.13)
43.6
(1.72)
30.2
(1.19)
26.1
(1.03)
29.8
(1.17)
52.1
(2.05)
60.2
(2.37)
84.8
(3.34)
71.6
(2.82)
77.2
(3.04)
61.7
(2.43)
74.7
(2.94)
666.1
(26.23)
Source: http://www.weerstation-ternaard.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=31
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See also

  • Salt dome
  • List of national monuments in Ternaard

References

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