Ferwerderadiel
Encyclopedia
Ferwerderadiel is a municipality
in the northern Netherlands
. Its official name is West Frisian
. The Dutch name is Ferwerderadeel.
, Blije
, Burdaard
, Ferwert
, Ginnum
, Hallum
, Hegebeintum
, Jannum
, Jislum
, Lichtaard
, Marrum
, Reitsum
, Wânswert
.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the northern Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. Its official name is West Frisian
West Frisian language
West Frisian is a language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland in the north of the Netherlands. West Frisian is the name by which this language is usually known outside the Netherlands, to distinguish it from the closely related Frisian languages of Saterland Frisian and North Frisian,...
. The Dutch name is Ferwerderadeel.
Population centres
BartlehiemBartlehiem
Bartlehiem is a hamlet, located partially in Ferwerderadiel, partially in Tytsjerksteradiel, and partially in Leeuwarderadeel and has around 70 citizens .- Monastery :...
, Blije
Blije
Blije is a small village in Ferwerderadiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 870 citizens .-External links:*...
, Burdaard
Burdaard
Burdaard is a small village in Ferwerderadiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 1080 citizens .-Windmills:There are two windmills in Burdaard. De Olifant is a drainage mill dating from 1867 which has been restored to working order. De Zwaluw is a corn, pearl barley and...
, Ferwert
Ferwert
Ferwert is a small village in Ferwerderadiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 1900 citizens....
, Ginnum
Ginnum
Ginnum is a small village in Ferwerderadiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 100 citizens....
, Hallum
Hallum
Hallum is a small village in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It is part of the municipality of Ferwerderadiel. The primary language spoken there is Frisian. Hallum is also a relatively uncommon family name. There was a station on the North Friesland Railway which opened in 1901 and...
, Hegebeintum
Hegebeintum
Hegebeintum is a small village in Ferwerderadiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 115 citizens . There is a restored windmill in the villag, De Hogebeintumermolen....
, Jannum
Jannum
Jannum is a small village in Ferwerderadiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 60 citizens ....
, Jislum
Jislum
Jislum is a small village in Ferwerderadiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 50 citizens . There is a restored windmill in the village, De Volharding....
, Lichtaard
Lichtaard
Lichtaard is a small village in Ferwerderadiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 77 citizens ....
, Marrum
Marrum
Marrum is a small village in Ferwerderadiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 1250 citizens as of 2004.-Windmills:There are two windmills in Marrum, De Grote Molen and De Phenix. A third mill, De Kleilânsmole was dismantled in 2010 for restoration and rebuilding at...
, Reitsum
Reitsum
Reitsum is a small village in Ferwerderadiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 140 citizens ....
, Wânswert
Wânswert
Wanswerd is a small village in Ferwerderadiel in the Friesland province of the Netherlands. It had approximately 215 citizens as of 2004....
.