Dantumadiel

Dantumadiel
Dantumadiel
Municipality
	Medieval church of Rinsumageast
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Friesland
	Coordinates: 53°17′N 6°0′E / 53.283°N 6.000°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Klaas Agricola
Area
• Total	87.53 km2 (33.80 sq mi)
• Land	84.66 km2 (32.69 sq mi)
• Water	2.87 km2 (1.11 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population (January 2021)
• Total	18,943
• Density	224/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	9067, 9100–9114, 9269–9272
Area code	0511, 0519, 058
Website	www.dantumadiel.frl

Dantumadiel (West Frisian pronunciation^ⓘ) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. Dantumadiel is a rural municipality characterized by economic activity and agriculture.

History

The first time Dantumadiel is mentioned was in a document from 1242. At 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) Dantumadiel was led by a grietman (mayor) who was holding office in Rinsumageast and Dantumawâld. The Dutch Municipalities Act of 1851 (Dutch: Gemeentewet van 1851) abolished the grietenijen, which automatically became gemeenten (municipalities) headed by a mayor.[1]

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.

Name^[5]	Residents^[6]
Damwâld	5,640
De Westereen	5,087
Feanwâlden *	3,521
Broeksterwâld	1,168
Rinsumageast	1,139
Wâlterswâld	993
Driezum	974
De Falom	265
Readtsjerk	198
Sibrandahûs	45

Source: Website Dantumadiel municipality

* Including Feanwâldsterwâl

Main sights

Damwâld (Dantumawâld and Moarrewâld) and Rinsumageast, are home to medieval churches.
The villages Broeksterwâld (Grutte Mûne and De Broekmolen) Rinsumageast and Readtsjerk are home to mills.
The Skierstins a medieval fortified house in Feanwâlden.

De Grote Molen, Broeksterwâld, built in 1887
The Skierstins

Notable people

Maria Petronella Woesthoven (1760 in Dantumawoude – 1830) a Dutch poet
Tjeerd Pasma (1904 in Rinsumageast – 1944) a Dutch modern pentathlete, competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Piet Jongeling (1909 in Broeksterwâld – 1985) journalist, politician and children's books writer
Theun de Vries (1907 in Feanwâlden – 2005) writer and poet
Jannes van der Wal (1956 in Driezum – 1996) a Dutch/Frisian draughts player
Syb van der Ploeg (born 1966 in Dokkum) musician and composer
Theo Pijper (born 1980 in Dokkum) a Dutch motorcycle speedway rider in the UK

Politics

The Dantumadiel municipal government consists of a municipal council, board of aldermen and the mayor. Klaas Agricola, (Dutch Wiki) has been the mayor of Dantumadiel since December 2017.

References

^ "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Dantumadiel. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 9104BR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ "Definitieve lijst Frysktalige straatnamen". Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
^ "Gemeente Dantumadiel - Dorpen". Retrieved 2014-01-01.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Official website

[mayor_now-1] "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Dantumadiel. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[AHN-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. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

[names-5] "Definitieve lijst Frysktalige straatnamen". Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2009-01-01.

[residents-6] "Gemeente Dantumadiel - Dorpen". Retrieved 2014-01-01.^{[permanent dead link]}

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v t e Dantumadiel
Administrative centre	Damwâld
Villages	Broeksterwâld De Falom De Westereen Driezum Feanwâlden Feanwâldsterwâl (partially) Readtsjerk Rinsumageast Sibrandahûs Wâlterswâld
Former villages and hamlets	Akkerwoude Dantumawoude Murmerwoude Eastwâld Kûkherne (partially)
Landmarks	Church of Damwâld-Dantumawâld Church of Damwâld-Moarrewâld Church of Rinsumageast Skierstins De Broekmolen De Klaarkampstermeermolen De Hoop Grutte Mûne

Dantumadiel
Municipality
Medieval church of Rinsumageast
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°17′N 6°0′E / 53.283°N 6.000°E / 53.283; 6.000
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Government ^[1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Klaas Agricola
Area ^[2]
• Total	87.53 km² (33.80 sq mi)
• Land	84.66 km² (32.69 sq mi)
• Water	2.87 km² (1.11 sq mi)
Elevation ^[3]	2 m (7 ft)
Population (January 2021)^[4]
• Total	18,943
• Density	224/km² (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	9067, 9100–9114, 9269–9272
Area code	0511, 0519, 058
Website	www.dantumadiel.frl

v t e Municipalities of Friesland
Achtkarspelen Ameland Dantumadiel De Fryske Marren Harlingen Heerenveen Leeuwarden Noardeast-Fryslân Ooststellingwerf Opsterland Schiermonnikoog Smallingerland Súdwest-Fryslân Terschelling Tytsjerksteradiel Vlieland Waadhoeke Weststellingwerf
See also Netherlands Provinces Municipalities