Ferwerderadiel

Ferwerderadiel
Ferwerderadiel; Ferwerderadeel
	Municipality
	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 [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)
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. In 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Dongeradeel and Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland to form the new municipality Noardeast-Fryslân.

Population centres

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

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

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