Dantumadiel

Dantumadiel Dantumadeel
Municipality
Medieval church of Rinsumageast
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°17′N 6°0′E / 53.283°N 6.000°ECoordinates: 53°17′N 6°0′E / 53.283°N 6.000°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Government[1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Arie Aalberts (CDA)
Area[2]
• Total	87.53 km^2 (33.80 sq mi)
• Land	85.41 km^2 (32.98 sq mi)
• Water	2.12 km^2 (0.82 sq mi)
Elevation[3]	2 m (7 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
• Total	19,017
• Density	223/km^2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	9067, 9100–9114, 9269–9272
Area code	0511, 0519, 058
Website	www.dantumadeel.nl

Dutch Topographic map of Dantumadiel, June 2015

Dantumadiel (West Frisian, official since January 1, 2009, Dutch: Dantumadeel ( pronunciation )) is a municipality in the province of Friesland (Fryslân) in the Netherlands. Dantumadiel is a rural municipality characterized by agriculture.

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.

Population centres

The Dantumadiel municipality is composed of 11 towns with a total of 19,030 inhabitants in 2014; the towns and their 2014 populations are listed in the table.

Frisian Name[5]	Dutch Name	Residents[6]
Damwâld	Damwoude	5,640
De Westereen	Zwaagwesteinde	5,087
Feanwâlden *	Veenwouden	3,521
Broeksterwâld	Broeksterwoude	1,168
Rinsumageast	Rinsumageest	1,139
Wâlterswâld	Wouterswoude	993
Driezum	Driesum	974
De Falom	De Valom	265
Readtsjerk	Roodkerk	198
Sibrandahûs	Sijbrandahuis	45

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.

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  thumb|De Grote Molen, Broeksterwoude, build in 1887

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  The Skierstins

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

1. "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Dantumadiel. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
3. "Postcodetool for 9104BR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
5. "Definitieve lijst Frysktalige straatnamen". Retrieved 2009-01-01.
6. "Gemeente Dantumadiel - Dorpen". Retrieved 2014-01-01.

External links

• Official website