Ferwerderadiel

Ferwerderadiel
Ferwerderadeel
Municipality
Canal through Burdaard
Canal through Burdaard
Flag of Ferwerderadiel
Flag
Coat of arms of Ferwerderadiel
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Ferwerderadiel in a municipal map of Friesland
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°20′N 5°50′E / 53.333°N 5.833°E / 53.333; 5.833
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFriesland
Merged2019
Area
[1]
 • Total
133.18 km2 (51.42 sq mi)
 • Land97.71 km2 (37.73 sq mi)
 • Water35.47 km2 (13.70 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Total
data missing
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
9070–9179
Area code0518, 0519, 058
Websitewww.ferwerderadiel.nl

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.

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
  • Birdaard, drawbridge and church
    Birdaard, drawbridge and church
  • Ferwerd, Vrijhof and church
    Ferwerd, Vrijhof and church
  • Marrum, church
    Marrum, church
  • Hallum, church
    Hallum, church

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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