Village halls are important for the villages in Opsterland. They are a place where people meet, do activities together and clubs can go. To maintain the village houses well, there is a special subsidy.
Starting Thursday, September 4, 2025, the draft Biodiversity Plan Opsterland 2026-2036 "Rûch is it nije kreas" will be available for public inspection for six weeks for residents of and organizations in the municipality of Opsterland.
The election for the Most Beautiful (Re)Construction Project of Opsterland has a winner: the modern barn house in Luxwoude was voted by residents as the most beautiful (re)construction project of 2025.
The energy conservation information point is open again. You are welcome every first Tuesday morning of the month between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. at the Library in Gorredijk.
On August 15, the Lycklamahûs hosted the commemoration of the end of World War II in the Dutch East Indies. Personal stories in a packed hall made a deep impression.
From June 23 to July 5, the Municipality of Opsterland hosted a special visit from Ukraine. The mayor and the head of the Housing and Public Works Department of the municipality of Nedryhailiv paid a two-week working visit to Opsterland.
Vermilion Energy has been granted a permit for gas extraction from the Akkrum area by the Minister of Climate and Green Growth. The province of Fryslân is filing an objection to this decision, also on behalf of Opsterland and other Frisian governments.
The Frisian municipalities and the Provinsje Fryslân signed the recalibration of the Frisian regional housing deals on July 3, during the first Fryske Wentafel. Alderman Marcel van Opzeeland was in attendance.
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