Waadhoeke

Waadhoeke is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2018 and consists of the former municipalities of Franekeradeel, het Bildt, Menameradiel and parts of Littenseradiel, all four of which were dissolved on the same day. [1]

Waadhoeke
Municipality
Images, from top down: Franeker town hall and planetarium,
Frisian handball in Franeker, church in Sint Jacobiparochie,
Museum Martena in Franeker, castle in Marssum
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°11′N 5°32′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFriesland
Established1 January 2018
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • BurgemeesterMarga Waanders (PvdA)
Area
 • Total315.26 km2 (121.72 sq mi)
 • Land284.86 km2 (109.99 sq mi)
 • Water30.4 km2 (11.7 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
Parts of 8800 and 9000 range
Area code0515, 0517, 0518, 058
Websitewww.waadhoeke.nl

The municipality is located in the province of Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands. Waadhoeke is bordered by Harlingen, Terschelling, Ferwerderadiel, Leeuwarden and Súdwest-Fryslân. The population in January 2019 was 46,133.[2] It is Friesland's sixth-most populous municipality. The largest population centre (2018 population, 12,793) is Franeker. The residents speak Dutch, West Frisian or Bildts (a dialect in the former municipality het Bildt).

Etymology

The municipality is named after the Wadden Sea (West Frisian: Waadsee). The municipality is a part or corner (West Frisian: hoeke) of the province of Friesland. [3]

Population centres
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Waadhoeke, January 2018

The municipality consists of 41 settlements of which Franeker is the seat of government.

Dutch nameWest Frisian namePopulation
FranekerFrjentsjer12,793
Sint AnnaparochieSint-Anne4,832
DronrijpDronryp3,291
MenaldumMenaam2,652
BerlikumBerltsum2,513
MinnertsgaMinnertsgea1,763
SexbierumSeisbierrum1,721
Sint JacobiparochieSint-Jabik1,702
TzummarumTsjummearum1,373
TzumTsjom1,138
MarssumMarsum1,042
WinsumWinsum1,025
DeinumDeinum979
OudebildtzijlAldebiltsyl974
BeetgumermolenBitgummole908
BeetgumBitgum804
VrouwenparochieFroubuorren697
AchlumAchlum611
OosterbierumEasterbierrum517
WelsrijpWjelsryp460
RiedRie455
BoksumBoksum400
EngelumIngelum385
DongjumDoanjum345
Nij AltoenaeNij Altena327
SpannumSpannum276
WesthoekDe Westhoek257
HerbaijumHjerbeam253
PeinsPeins241
HitzumHitsum230
WierWier201
PietersbierumPitersbierrum140
SchalsumSkalsum134
ZweinsSweins119
BaijumBaaium118
SchingenSkingen114
SlappeterpSlappeterp88
BlessumBlessum86
FirdgumFurdgum59
BoerBoer41
Klooster-LidlumKleaster-Lidlum40
Total46,104

Source: Waadhoeke.nl[4]

Transportation

A section of the A31 bypasses the towns of Franeker and Dronryp.

The passenger train, operated by Arriva, provides passenger service on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway, with stops in Franeker, Dronryp and Deinum.

Van Harinxmakanaal is a major canal. It runs along the places Franeker, Dronryp and Deinum.

Notable people

Public thinking & Public Service
Jelle Zijlstra, 1980
Pia Dijkstra, 2010

Science
Johan Sems, 1623

The Arts
Anna Maria van Schurman, 1649

Sport

References
  1. "Gemeentelijke herindeling" [Municipal mergers]. rijksoverheid.nl (in Dutch). Government of the Netherlands. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand [Population growth; regions per month], CBS Statline (in Dutch) CBS 28 Januari 2019. Retrieved on 15 February 2019.
  3. "Waadhoeke-heeft-als-naam-alles-in-zich" [The name Waadhoeke has everything]. Franeker Courant (in Dutch). 11 November 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. Kernen en inwoners waadhoeke.nl Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  5. "Amama, Sixtinus" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
  6. "Hemsterhuis, François" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 13 (11th ed.). 1911.
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