Franekeradeel
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Franekeradeel is a municipality
in the northern Netherlands
. It was created in 1984 by combining an earlier Franekeradeel municipality with the city of Franeker
and parts of the former municipality of Barradeel
. In West Frisian
it's named Frentsjerteradiel
, Boer
, Dongjum
, Firdgum
, Franeker
, Herbaijum
, Hitzum
, Klooster-Lidlum
, Oosterbierum
, Peins
, Pietersbierum
, Ried
, Schalsum
, Sexbierum
, Tzum
, Tzummarum
, Zweins
.
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...
. It was created in 1984 by combining an earlier Franekeradeel municipality with the city of Franeker
Franeker
Franeker is one of the eleven historical cities of Friesland and capital of the municipality of Franekeradeel. It is located about 20 km west of Leeuwarden on the Van Harinxma Canal. As of 1 January 2006, it had 12,996 inhabitants. The city is famous for the Eisinga Planetarium from around...
and parts of the former municipality of Barradeel
Barradeel
Barradeel is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Friesland. It was located north of Harlingen and Franeker, and is now largely a part of Franekeradeel. The municipality existed until 1984....
. In 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,...
it's named Frentsjerteradiel
Population centres
AchlumAchlum
Achlum is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is located in the municipality Franekeradeel, about 7 km southwest of the city of Franeker.Achlum has about 666 inhabitants.- History :...
, Boer
Boer, Franekeradeel
Boer is a small village in Franekeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 55 citizens .-External links:*...
, Dongjum
Dongjum
Dongjum is a small village in Franekeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 300 citizens .- History :...
, Firdgum
Firdgum
Firdgum is a small village in Franekeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 100 citizens .The Dutch reformed church of Firdgum was demolished in 1794 as it was in a bad state of repair, but the 13th century church tower still remains to date...
, Franeker
Franeker
Franeker is one of the eleven historical cities of Friesland and capital of the municipality of Franekeradeel. It is located about 20 km west of Leeuwarden on the Van Harinxma Canal. As of 1 January 2006, it had 12,996 inhabitants. The city is famous for the Eisinga Planetarium from around...
, Herbaijum
Herbaijum
Herbaijum is a small village in Franekeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 250 citizens .-Church :...
, Hitzum
Hitzum
Hitzum is a small village in Franekeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 236 citizens ....
, Klooster-Lidlum
Klooster-Lidlum
Klooster-Lidlum is a small village in Franekeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 47 citizens ....
, Oosterbierum
Oosterbierum
Oosterbierum is a small village in Franekeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 470 citizens ....
, Peins
Peins
Peins is a small village in Franekeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 270 citizens ....
, Pietersbierum
Pietersbierum
Pietersbierum is a small village in Franekeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 120 citizens ....
, Ried
Ried (Friesland)
Ried is a small village in Franekeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 400 citizens .-External links:*...
, Schalsum
Schalsum
Schalsum is a small village in Franekeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 120 citizens ....
, Sexbierum
Sexbierum
Sexbierum is a village in the municipality of Franekeradeel, in the central north of the Netherlands. The village is famous for its contraction of the words "Sex", "Bier" and "Rum"...
, Tzum
Tzum
Tzum is a small village in Franekeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has about 1167 inhabitants .Reinier van Tzum, one of the VOC Opperhoofden in Japan, was born here.-External links:*...
, Tzummarum
Tzummarum
Tzummarum is a small village in Franekeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 1340 citizens ....
, Zweins
Zweins
Zweins is a small village in Franekeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 110 citizens ....
.