Ferwerderadiel

Municipality in Friesland, Netherlands

Ferwerderadiel Ferwerderadeel
Municipality
Canal through Burdaard
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°20′N 5°50′E / 53.333°N 5.833°E / 53.333; 5.833
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Merged	2019
Area ^[1]
• 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 ^[2]	1 m (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.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

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

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

References

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