Dantumadeel

Dantumadeel

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Dantumadeel



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seal_size = 70px


mapsize = 280px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Friesland
subdivision_type2 = Capital
subdivision_name2 = Damwoude
subdivision_type3 = Mayor
subdivision_name3 = A. Aalberts
area_footnotes = (2006)
area_total_km2 = 87.49
area_land_km2 = 85.78
area_water_km2 = 1.72
population_as_of = 1 June, 2007
settlement_type = Municipality
population_total = 19,465
population_density_km2 = 227
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2

Dantumadeel (Pronunciation|444 Dantumadeel.ogg) (West Frisian: Dantumadiel) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. Dantumadeel is a rural municipality characterized by agriculture.

Population centres

The Dantumadeel municipality has a total of 19,556 inhabitants (1 January, 2006), who live in in ten different towns (listed below).

Source: Website Dantumadeel municipality

* Including Veenwoudsterwal ("Feanwâldsterwâl")

History

The first time Dantumadeel is mentioned was in a document from 1242. In that time Dantumadeel, or Donthmadeil as it was then known, was a part of the Winninghe district, the northern part of Oostergo. The grietenij (municipality) Dantumadeel was lead by a grietman (mayor) who was holding office in Rinsumageest and Dantumawoude. The Dutch Municipalities Act of 1851 (Dutch: Gemeentewet van 1851) abolished the grietenijen, which automatically became gemeenten (municipalities) headed by a mayor. [http://home.planet.nl/~VERA0000/gemeentewet1851.html]

Persons born in Dantumadeel

* 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 componist

Politics

The Dantumadeel municipal government consists of a municipal council, board of aldermen and the mayor. Arie Aalberts (CDA) is the mayor of Dantumadeel since September 2004.

External links

* [http://www.dantumadeel.nl Official Website]

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