Ferwerderadiel
Ferwerderadiel (
Ferwerderadiel Ferwerderadeel | |
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Canal through Burdaard | |
![]() Flag ![]() Coat of arms | |
![]() Location in Friesland | |
Coordinates: 53°20′N 5°50′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Friesland |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Wil van den Berg (CDA) |
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) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 9070–9179 |
Area code | 0518, 0519, 058 |
Website | www |
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
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St. Fredk. van Hallum
- 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
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References
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- "Postcodetool for 9172PJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
External links
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