- Dantumadeel
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Dantumadeel
image_
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 = +2Dantumadeel (Pronunciation|444 Dantumadeel.ogg) (
West Frisian : Dantumadiel) is amunicipality in theprovince ofFriesland in theNetherlands . 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 theWinninghe district, the northern part ofOostergo . Thegrietenij (municipality) Dantumadeel was lead by agrietman (mayor) who was holding office inRinsumageest 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
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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 componistPolitics
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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