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Dantumadiel (ⓘ) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. Dantumadiel is a rural municipality characterized by economic activity and agriculture.
Dantumadiel | |
|---|---|
 Medieval church of Rinsumageast | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Friesland | |
| Coordinates: 53°17′N 6°0′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Anja Haga (CU) |
| 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)[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 |
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.[5]
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[6] | Residents[7] |
| 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
- 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
- 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
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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.
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