IJlst

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Drylts

Village

Flag

Country

Netherlands

Province

Friesland

Population

• Total

c. 4,000

IJlst [ɛiɫst] (West Frisian: Drylts) is a city in Friesland, Netherlands. It is located about 3 km southwest of Sneek. It lies within the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân.

History

It received city rights in 1268 and is one of the eleven cities in Friesland. The little city counts approximately 3800 people.

Between 1654-1664, Renier van Tzum was burgomaster of IJlst. Van Tzum was the opperhoofd or chief factor of the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC) in Siam (1643-1644).^{[citation needed]} He was also VOC opperhoofd in Japan (1644-1646).^[1]

Name

The name IJlst derives from the name of the river IJ or Ey. The river IJ is the central point of the little city. IJlst has a railway station located between the cities Sneek and Stavoren.

Districts

The following districts are part of IJlst:

Centrum (Oud IJlst)
Roodhem
Mientlan
Noord
Wiiddraai
De Rat
Cloosterkamp
De Iendracht

Gallery

church
former townhall
IJlst
Windmill De Rat

References

↑ Historigraphical Institute (Shiryō hensan-jo), University of Tokyo, "24 November 1644-27 October 1646 (Volume Nine)"; retrieved 2013-2-6.

External links

Media related to IJlst at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Places with city rights in Friesland

Bolsward Dokkum Franeker Harlingen Hindeloopen IJlst Leeuwarden Sloten Sneek Stavoren Workum

See also: Elfstedentocht

v t e Populated places in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân

Cities/towns	Bolsward Hindeloopen IJlst Sneek Stavoren Workum Former municipalities: Bolsward Nijefurd Sneek Wûnseradiel Wymbritseradiel

Villages	Abbegea Allingawier Arum Blauwhuis Breezanddijk Burgwerd Cornwerd Dedgum Exmorra Ferwoude Folsgare Gaast Gaastmeer Gauw Goënga Greonterp Hartwerd Heeg Hemelum Hichtum Hieslum Hommerts Idsegahuizum Idzega Indijk It Heidenskip Jutrijp Kimswerd Kornwerderzand Koudum Koufurderrige Loënga Lollum Longerhouw Makkum Molkwerum Nijhuizum Nijland Offingawier Oosthem Oppenhuizen Oudega Parrega Piaam Pingjum Sandfirden Scharnegoutum Schettens Schraard Smallebrugge Tirns Tjalhuizum Tjerkwerd Uitwellingerga Warns Westhem Witmarsum Wolsum Wons Woudsend Ypecolsga Ysbrechtum Zurich

Hamlets	Aaksens Abbegaasterketting Anneburen Arkum Atzeburen Baarderburen Baburen Bovenburen De Hel Dijksterburen Doniaburen Draaisterhuizen Eemswoude Exmorrazijl Feytebuorren Galamadammen Grauwe Kat Grote Wiske Idserdaburen Jonkershuizen Jousterp Jouswerd Kampen Kleine Gaastmeer Kleine Wiske Kooihuizen Laaxum Lippenwoude Lytshuzen Nijbuorren Nijeklooster Piekezijl Remswerd Rijtseterp Scharneburen Strand Vierhuizen Vijfhuis Vissersburen Wonneburen Wolsumerketting

List of cities, towns and villages in Friesland

Coordinates: 53°01′N 5°37′E / 53.017°N 5.617°E / 53.017; 5.617

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