Ferwerderadiel

Coordinates: 53°20′N 5°50′E / 53.333°N 5.833°E / 53.333; 5.833
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Ferwerderadiel
Ferwerderadeel
Canal through Burdaard
Canal through Burdaard
Flag of Ferwerderadiel
Coat of arms of Ferwerderadiel
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
 • Total133.18 km2 (51.42 sq mi)
 • Land97.71 km2 (37.73 sq mi)
 • Water35.47 km2 (13.70 sq mi)
Elevation1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Totaldata 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[edit]

Bartlehiem, Blije, Burdaard, Ferwert, Ginnum, Hallum, Hegebeintum, Jannum, Jislum, Lichtaard, Marrum, Reitsum, Wânswert, Westernijtsjerk.

Topography[edit]

'Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Ferwerderadiel, June 2015

Notable people[edit]

St. Fredk. van Hallum

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  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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