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Ferwerderadiel (pronunciation) is a former municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. Its official name is West Frisian, the Dutch name is Ferwerderadeel (pronounced [fɛrˈʋɛrdəraːˌdeːl] (listen)). In 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Dongeradeel and Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland to form the new municipality Noardeast-Fryslân.

Ferwerderadiel Ferwerderadeel
Municipality
Canal through Burdaard
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°20′N 5°50′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Merged	2019
Area [1]
• Total	133.18 km2 (51.42 sq mi)
• Land	97.71 km2 (37.73 sq mi)
• Water	35.47 km2 (13.70 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	1 m (3 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	9070–9179
Area code	0518, 0519, 058
Website	www.ferwerderadiel.nl

Population centres

Bartlehiem, Blije, Burdaard, Ferwert, Ginnum, Hallum, Hegebeintum, Jannum, Jislum, Lichtaard, Marrum, Reitsum, Wânswert, Westernijtsjerk.

Topography

'Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Ferwerderadiel, June 2015

Notable people

• Saint Frederick of Hallum (ca. 1113 – 1175) a Premonstratensian priest
• Barthold Douma van Burmania (1695 in Hallum – 1766) a Dutch statesman and ambassador to the court of Vienna
• Pieter Boeles (1795 in Ferwerd – 1875) a Dutch Minister and linguist
• Gerardus Heymans (1857 in Ferwert – 1930) a Dutch philosopher, psychologist and academic
• Watse Cuperus (1891 in Blije – 1966) a Dutch journalist and writer in the West Frisian language
• Eeltsje Boates Folkertsma (1893 in Ferwert – 1968) a West Frisian language writer
• Maria Sterk (born 1979 in Hallum) a Dutch marathon speed skater

Gallery

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  Birdaard, drawbridge and church
• 
  Ferwerd, Vrijhof and church
• 
  Marrum, church
• 
  Hallum, church

References

External links

• Media related to Ferwerderadiel at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

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