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Dantumadeel
Dantumadiel— Municipality — De Grote Molen, Broeksterwoude, build in 1887
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Coat of armsCoordinates: 53°17′N 5°59′E / 53.283°N 5.983°E Country Netherlands Province Friesland Capital Damwâld Mayor A. Aalberts Area(2006) - Total 87.49 km2 (33.8 sq mi) - Land 85.78 km2 (33.1 sq mi) - Water 1.72 km2 (0.7 sq mi) Population (1 January 2008) - Total 19,399 - Density 227/km2 (587.9/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Dantumadiel (West Frisian, official since January 1, 2009, Dutch: Dantumadeel (
pronunciation (help·info))) is a municipality in the province of Friesland (Fryslân) in the Netherlands. Dantumadiel is a rural municipality characterized by agriculture.
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History
The first time Dantumadiel is mentioned was in a document from 1242. In that time Dantumadiel, or Donthmadeil as it was then known, was a part of the Winninghe district, the northern part of Oostergo. The grietenij (municipality) Dantumadeel was led by a grietman (mayor) who was holding office in Rinsumageast and Dantumawoude. The Dutch Municipalities Act of 1851 (Dutch: Gemeentewet van 1851) abolished the grietenijen, which automatically became gemeenten (municipalities) headed by a mayor.[1]
Population centres
The Dantumadiel municipality has a total of 19,399 inhabitants (January 1, 2008), who live in in ten different towns (listed below).
Frisian Name[1] Dutch Name Residents[2] Damwâld Damwoude 5,568 De Westereen Zwaagwesteinde 5,175 Feanwâlden * Veenwouden 3,714 Broeksterwâld Broeksterwoude 1,236 Rinsumageast Rinsumageest 1,131 Wâlterswâld Wouterswoude 1,079 Driezum Driesum 966 De Falom De Valom 271 Readtsjerk Roodkerk 207 Sibrandahûs Sijbrandahuis 52 Source: Website Dantumadiel municipality
* Including Feanwâldsterwâl (Veenwoudsterwal)
Main sights
- Damwâld (Dantumawâld and Moarrewâld) and Rinsumageast, are home to medieval churches.
- The villages Broeksterwâld (Grote Molen and De Broekmolen) Rinsumageast and Readtsjerk are home to mills.
- The Skierstins a medieval fortified house in Feanwâlden.
Persons born in Dantumadiel
- Piet Jongeling (1909–1985), journalist, politician and children's books writer
- Theun de Vries (1907–2005), writer
- Tineke Huizinga (1960), politician
- Syb van der Ploeg (1966), musician and composer
Politics
The Dantumadiel municipal government consists of a municipal council, board of aldermen and the mayor. Arie Aalberts (CDA) is the mayor of Dantumadiel since September 2004.
References
- ^ "Definitieve lijst Frysktalige straatnamen". http://www.dantumadeel.nl/Mediaitem/Definitieve-lijst-Frysktalige-straatnamen.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ "Gemeente Dantumadiel - Dorpen". http://www.dantumadeel.nl/Over-Dantumadiel/Dorpen.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
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Administrative Centre Villages - Broeksterwâld • De Falom • De Westereen • Driezum • Feanwâlden • Feanwâldsterwâl • Readtsjerk • Rinsumageast • Sibrandahûs • Wâlterswâld
Hamlets and former villages - Akkerwoude • Dantumawoude • Murmerwoude • Kuikhorne • Oostwoude
Landmarks - Church of Damwâld-Dantumawâld • Church of Damwâld-Moarrewâld • Church of Rinsumageast • Skierstins • Grote Molen • De Broekmolen • De Klarkampstermolen • De Hoop
Coordinates: 53°17′N 5°59′E / 53.283°N 5.983°E
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