Markenland (municipality)
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With around 333,000 inhabitants, Markenland is the eighth largest municipality of Kronenburg. Apart from the capital city of Denestad, which was founded in 1714 by largely Danish immigrants, the municipality consists of the villages Aabije, Hendrikstad, Holgersbije, Oostmark, Marken and Euvelgat. Klaas Boersma has been the mayor of Markenland since 2008. Markenland has attracted Scandinavian immigrants throughout the last centuries. Although the larger part of them consists of Danes, many Swedes, Norwegians and Karstonians also found their way to Markenland. Some historians claim that Kronenburg must have been the Vinland Norwegian vikings discovered many centuries ago, although no archeological proof has been found for this theory.
Mayors
# | mayor of Markenland | took office | left office | remarks |
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1 | Sven Andersson | 1714 | 1739 | |
2 | Gustav Eriksson | 1739 | 1744 | |
3 | Sven Svensson | 1744 | 1769 | |
4 | Niels Købenby | 1769 | 1774 | |
5 | Harm-Jan Ubbega | 1774 | 1780 | |
6 | Frederick Thorbjørnsson | 1780 | 1801 | |
7 | Johannes Feldbæk I | 1801 | 1816 | |
8 | Carl Feldbæk | 1816 | 1819 | |
9 | Poul Rasmussen | 1819 | 1824 | |
10 | Erik Christensen | 1824 | 1839 | |
11 | Thor Gyldendahl | 1839 | 1846 | |
12 | Carl-Anders Nielssen | 1846 | 1849 | |
13 | Rasmus Feldbæk | 1849 | 1866 | |
14 | Christian Neergaard | 1866 | 1872 | |
15 | Peter Aabenraa | 1872 | 1880 | |
16 | Johannes Feldbæk II | 1880 | 1887 | |
17 | Nanne Wubs | 1887 | 1893 | |
18 | Johannes Tordenskiold | 1893 | 1898 | |
19 | François Beaufort | 1898 | 1911 | |
20 | Niels Hedtoft | 1911 | 1916 | |
21 | Klaas Gjaltama first time | 1916 | 1922 | |
22 | Richard Alkema | 1922 | 1923 | |
(21) | Klaas Gjaltama second time | 1923 | 1934 | |
23 | Asbjørn Hørring | 1934 | 1938 | |
24 | Alof ter Veldhuis | 1938 | 1947 | |
25 | Bernd Hansen | 1947 | 1963 | |
26 | Godfried Hooijenga | 1963 | 1971 | |
27 | Erik Jespersen | 1971 | 1976 | |
28 | Christian Buhl | 1976 | 1981 | |
29 | Erik-Jan Leewisse | 1981 | 1993 | |
30 | Jan Terpstra | 1993 | 2008 | |
31 | Klaas Boersma | 2008 | incumbent |
Elements and Municipalities of the Kingdom of Kronenburg |
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The Four Elements: Kronenburg proper · West-Cod · White Islands · Kronenburg Virgin Islands |
The Municipalities of Kronenburg proper: Alexanderstad · Bredenburg · Dietzland · Friescheburg · Groningen · Hinte · Jaltadaburg Koninginneland · Markenland · New-Stavoren · Oosterland · Oranjewijk · Old-Kronenburg · Waterland · Westerland · Westerport |
Former municipality: Zuiderland |