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MARKENLAND

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 of Markenland

1714 - 1739
1739 - 1744
1744 - 1769
1769 - 1774
1774 - 1780
1780 - 1801
1801 - 1816
1816 - 1819
1819 - 1824
1824 - 1839
1839 - 1846
1846 - 1849
1849 - 1866

Sven Andersson
Gustav Eriksson
Sven Svensson
Niels Købenby
Harm-Jan Ubbega
Frederick Thorbjørnsson
Johannes Feldbæk I
Carl Feldbæk
Poul Rasmussen
Erik Christensen
Thor Gyldendahl
Carl-Anders Nielssen
Rasmus Feldbæk

1866 - 1872
1872 - 1880
1880 - 1887
1887 - 1893
1893 - 1898
1898 - 1911
1911 - 1916
1916 - 1922
1922 - 1923
1923 - 1934
1934 - 1938
1938 - 1947
1947 - 1963

Christian Neergaard
Peter Aabenraa
Johannes Feldbæk II
Nanne Wubs
Johannes Tordenskiold
François Beaufort
Niels Hedtoft
Klaas Gjaltema first term
Richard Alkema
Klaas Gjaltema second term
Asbjørn Hørring
Alof ter Veldhuis
Bernd Hansen

1963 - 1971
1971 - 1976
1976 - 1981
1981 - 1993
1993 - 2008
2008 - 2015
2015 - 2015

Godfried Hooijenga
Erik Jespersen
Christian Buhl
Erik-Jan Leewisse
Jan Terpstra
Klaas Boersma
Roxette Dinkla-Buhl (f)