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Ferwerderadiel
Ferwerderadeel
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Canal through Burdaard
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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 ft) | ||
Population
(May 2014)
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• Total | 8,755 | ||
• Density | 90/km2 (200/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
Postcode |
9070–9179
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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
- 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
See also
In Spanish: Ferwerderadiel para niños
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