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.

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

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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