Ferwerderadiel
Ferwerderadiel
Ferwerderadeel | |
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| Canal through Burdaard Canal through Burdaard | |
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Coat of arms of Ferwerderadiel Coat of arms | |
| Highlighted position of Ferwerderadiel in a municipal map of Friesland Location in Friesland | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland |
| Merged | 2019 |
| Area | |
• Total | 133.18 km2 (51.42 sq mi) |
| • Land | 97.71 km2 (37.73 sq mi) |
| • Water | 35.47 km2 (13.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[3] | |
• Total | data missing |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 9070–9179 |
| Area code | 0518, 0519, 058 |
| Website | www |
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Ferwerderadiel (Audio file "Ferwerderadiel.ogg" not found) is a former municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. Its official name is West Frisian, the Dutch name is Ferwerderadeel (pronounced [fɛrˈʋɛrdəraːˌdeːl] Audio file "446 Ferwerderadeel.ogg" not found). In 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Dongeradeel and Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland to form the new municipality Noardeast-Fryslân.
Population centres
[edit | edit source]Bartlehiem, Blije, Burdaard, Ferwert, Ginnum, Hallum, Hegebeintum, Jannum, Jislum, Lichtaard, Marrum, Reitsum, Wânswert, Westernijtsjerk.
Topography
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'Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Ferwerderadiel, June 2015
Notable people
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- 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
Gallery
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Birdaard, drawbridge and church
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Ferwerd, Vrijhof and church
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Marrum, church
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Hallum, church
References
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External links
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- Official website Archived 2013-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
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