IJlst

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IJlst Drylts
City
Former Town Hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location in the former Wymbritseradiel municipality
IJlst Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: Coordinates: 53°01′N 5°37′E / 53.017°N 5.617°E / 53.017; 5.617
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Súdwest-Fryslân
Population  (2017)
• Total	3,140
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8651
Telephone area	0515

IJlst (Dutch pronunciation: [ɛiɫst]; West Frisian: Drylts pronounced [drilts]) is a city in Friesland, Netherlands. It is located about 3 km southwest of Sneek. It lies within the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân and had a population of approximately 3,140 in January 2017.^[1]

History[]

It received city rights in 1268 and is one of the eleven cities in Friesland.

Between 1654 and 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).^[2]

Before 2011, the city was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality and before 1984 IJlst was an independent municipality.

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 of Sneek and Stavoren.

Districts[]

The following districts are part of IJlst:

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

Gallery[]

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  church

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  IJlst

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  Windmill De Rat

References[]

External links[]

Media related to IJlst at Wikimedia Commons

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