Eastergoa
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Frankish realm
(in the Middle Ages
Eastergoa (also Ostergau, Ostergo, or Oostergo) was one of the seven areas and one of the three the Netherlands.
Area
On its west side Eastergoa was bordered by the
Middelsee with Westergoa on the other side of the water. To the south the Alde Leppedyk and the Boarn were the border with Bornegoa, and later with Sânwâlden (Dutch: Zeuvenwoolden). To the east it was bordered by the Lauwers, the Lauwerzee and the Westerkwartier of the Ommelanden (the western portion of the today's province of Groningen
).
1200
The whole of this area belonged to
Tietjerksteradeel in the south (West Frisian: Idaarderadiel, Ljouwerteradiel and Tytsjerksteradiel). Around 1250 it was split into two parts called the Noardlike njoggen ('northern nine') and the Sudlike njoggen
('southern nine').
1500
Around 1500 Eastergoa was further divided into two cities and eleven grietenijen (West Frisian: gritenijen; municipalities).
|
The eleven grietenijen of Eastergoa | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Dutch name | West Frisian name | |
| 1 | Leeuwarderadeel | Ljouwerteradiel | |
| 2 | Ferwerderadeel | Ferwerderadiel | |
| 3 | Westdongeradeel |
West-Dongeradiel | |
| 4 | Oostdongeradeel |
East-Dongeradiel | |
| 5 | Kollumerland |
Kollumerlân | |
| 6 | Achtkarspelen | ||
| 7 | Dantumadeel | Dantumadiel | |
| 8 | Tietjerksteradeel | Tytsjerksteradiel | |
| 9 | Smallingerland | Smellingerlân | |
| 10 | Idaarderadeel | Idaarderadiel | |
| 11 | Rauwerderhem | Raerderhim | |
| The two cities | |||
| Letter | Dutch name | West Frisian name | |
| Lw | Leeuwarden | Ljouwert Stadsfries: Liwwadden | |
| D | Dokkum | ||