Wûnseradiel

Infobox City
official_name = Wûnseradiel
other_name = Wonseradeel

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mapsize = 280px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Fryslân
area_footnotes = (2006)
area_total_km2 = 317.68
area_land_km2 = 158.50
area_water_km2 = 159.18
population_as_of = 1 January, 2007
population_note = Source: CBS, [http://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline] .
settlement_type = Municipality
population_total = 11886
population_density_km2 = 75
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 53
latm = 6
latNS = N
longd = 5
longm = 28
longEW = E

Wûnseradiel is a municipality in the Friesland (Fryslân) province of the northern Netherlands, at the eastern end of the "Afsluitdijk". The official name is in West Frisian. In Dutch, it is known as Wonseradeel (Pronunciation|469 Wonseradeel.ogg).

As can be seen below Makkum is one of the towns of the municipality. It is very famous because of its faience.On April 30th 2008 Beatrix, the Queen of the Netherlands, visited Makkum, a.o. to celebrate that the local Queen's Organisation ("Koninginnevereniging") exists more than a hundred years. It needed only three Queens in that time: Wilhelmina, Juliana and now Beatrix. See: [http://www.koninginnevereniging.nl/ Website of the local Queen's Organisation]

Towns and villages

Allingawier, Arkum, Arum, Atzeburen, Baarderburen, Baburen, Breezanddijk, Burgwerd, Cornwerd, De Blokken, Dedgum, Dijksterburen, Doniaburen, Eemswoude, Engwier, Exmorra, Exmorrazijl, Ferwoude, Gaast, Gooium, Grauwe Kat, Harkezijl, Hartwerd, Hayum, Hemert, Hichtum, Hieslum, Idsegahuizum, Idserdaburen, It Fliet, Jonkershuizen, Jousterp, Kampen, Kimswerd, Kooihuizen, Kornwerderzand, Koudehuizum, Lollum, Longerhouw, Makkum, Oosthem, Parrega, Piaam, Pingjum, Rijtseterp, Scharneburen, Schettens, Schraard, Strand, Tjerkwerd, Vierhuizen, Witmarsum, Wonneburen, Wons, Zurich.

Famous inhabitants of the municipality

*Pier Gerlofs Donia was an infamous freedom fighter from Kimswerd born sometime near the year 1480, who led a guerrilla war against the occupying forces after his village was plundered in 1515. He lead the Frisian rebel army, the Arumer Zwarte Hoop from 1515 until 1519.
*Wijard Jelckama was a Frisian military commande and freedom fighter. Nephew to Pier Gerlofs Donia, he co-founded the Arumer Zwarte Hoop and lead it from 1519 until his death by decapitation in 1523.
*Menno Simons was born in Witmarsum in 1492 or 1496. He was a leader of the Dutch Anabaptists.

External links

* [http://www.wunseradiel.nl Official website]