Ternaard

Ternaard
Village
Country Netherlands Netherlands
Province Friesland Friesland
Population
  Total c. 1,420

Ternaard is a village in the municipality Dongeradeel located in the northeast of the province of Friesland between Dokkum and the Wadden Sea.

Coordinates: 53°22′50″N 5°57′50″E / 53.38056°N 5.96389°E / 53.38056; 5.96389

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 with about 1420 inhabitants is one of the larger villages in the Dongeradeel. 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 town of Dokkum into the new Dongeradeel.

Services

In Ternaard is a neighborhood supermarket, butchers, 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

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)
13.9
(57)
8.9
(48)
6.0
(42.8)
12.69
(54.83)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.6
(36.7)
2.2
(36)
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
(49.48)
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)
6.84
(44.32)
Record low °C (°F) −14.3
(6.3)
−14.3
(6.3)
−6.1
(21)
−3.1
(26.4)
0.3
(32.5)
6.0
(42.8)
8.9
(48)
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
(1.717)
30.2
(1.189)
26.1
(1.028)
29.8
(1.173)
52.1
(2.051)
60.2
(2.37)
84.8
(3.339)
71.6
(2.819)
77.2
(3.039)
61.7
(2.429)
74.7
(2.941)
666.1
(26.225)
Source: http://www.weerstation-ternaard.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=31

See also

Media related to Ternaard at Wikimedia Commons

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