Dantumadiel
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| Coordinates: 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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[edit] 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]
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] External links
Media related to Dantumadeel at Wikimedia Commons
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Coordinates: 53°17′N 5°59′E / 53.283°N 5.983°E
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