Ferwerderadiel

Ferwerderadiel (pronunciation) is a former municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. Its official name is West Frisian, the Dutch name is Ferwerderadeel (pronounced [fɛrˈʋɛrdəraːˌdeːl] ). In 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Dongeradeel and Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland to form the new municipality Noardeast-Fryslân.

Ferwerderadiel
Ferwerderadeel
Canal through Burdaard
Canal through Burdaard
Flag of Ferwerderadiel
Coat of arms of Ferwerderadiel
Highlighted position of Ferwerderadiel in a municipal map of Friesland
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°20′N 5°50′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFriesland
Merged2019
Area
  Total133.18 km2 (51.42 sq mi)
  Land97.71 km2 (37.73 sq mi)
  Water35.47 km2 (13.70 sq mi)
Elevation1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
  Totaldata missing
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
9070–9179
Area code0518, 0519, 058
Websitewww.ferwerderadiel.nl

Population centres

Bartlehiem, Blije, Burdaard, Ferwert, Ginnum, Hallum, Hegebeintum, Jannum, Jislum, Lichtaard, Marrum, Reitsum, Wânswert, Westernijtsjerk.

Topography

'Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Ferwerderadiel, June 2015

Notable people

St. Fredk. van Hallum
  • Saint Frederick of Hallum (ca. 1113 – 1175) a Premonstratensian priest
  • Barthold Douma van Burmania (1695 in Hallum – 1766) a Dutch statesman and ambassador to the court of Vienna
  • Pieter Boeles (1795 in Ferwerd – 1875) a Dutch Minister and linguist
  • Gerardus Heymans (1857 in Ferwert – 1930) a Dutch philosopher, psychologist and academic
  • Watse Cuperus (1891 in Blije – 1966) a Dutch journalist and writer in the West Frisian language
  • Eeltsje Boates Folkertsma (1893 in Ferwert – 1968) a West Frisian language writer
  • Maria Sterk (born 1979 in Hallum) a Dutch marathon speed skater

References

  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. "Postcodetool for 9172PJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  3. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.


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