Ferwerderadiel facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ferwerderadiel Ferwerderadeel
Municipality
Canal through Burdaard
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Friesland
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 ft)
Population  (May 2014)
• Total	8,755
• Density	90/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	9070–9179
Area code	0518, 0519, 058

Ferwerderadiel () 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.

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

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

See also

In Spanish: Ferwerderadiel para niños