Ferwerderadiel
Ferwerderadiel is a former municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. Its official name is West Frisian, the Dutch name is Ferwerderadeel. In 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Dongeradeel and Kollumerland [en Nieuwkruisland] to form the new municipality Noardeast-Fryslân.
Population centres
, 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 a Premonstratensian priest
- Barthold Douma van Burmania a Dutch statesman and ambassador to the court of Vienna
- Pieter Boeles a Dutch Minister and linguist
- Gerardus Heymans a Dutch philosopher, psychologist and academic
- Watse Cuperus a Dutch journalist and writer in the West Frisian language
- Eeltsje Boates Folkertsma a West Frisian language writer
- Maria Sterk a Dutch marathon speed skater