Waadhoeke is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Friesland Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...

in the northern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. It was established 1 January 2018 and consists of the former municipalities of

Franekeradeel Franekeradeel (; fry, Frentsjerteradiel) is a former 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. ...

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Menameradiel Menameradiel (; nl, Menaldumadeel ) is a former municipality in Friesland, Netherlands. On 1 January 2018 it merged with the municipalities of Franekeradeel, het Bildt and parts of Littenseradiel to form the new municipality Waadhoeke. Populat ...

and parts of

Littenseradiel Littenseradiel () is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands, known in Dutch as Littenseradeel (). The municipality was formed on 1 January 1984 by a merger of the former municipalities Baarderadeel and Hennaarderadeel. On 1 January 2018 ...

, all four of which were dissolved on the same day. The municipality is located in the province of Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands. Waadhoeke is bordered by Harlingen, Terschelling,

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 Nieuwkruisla ...

Leeuwarden Leeuwarden (; fy, Ljouwert, longname=yes /; Town Frisian: ''Liwwadden''; Leeuwarder dialect: ''Leewarden'') is a city and municipality in Friesland, Netherlands, with a population of 123,107 (2019). It is the provincial capital and seat of the ...

and

Súdwest-Fryslân Southwest Friesland ( fy, Súdwest-Fryslân ) is a municipality in the Northern Netherlands, located in the province of Friesland. It had a population of 84,092 in August 2017. Sneek is the municipal seat. With a total area of 841.56 km2, Sú ...

. The population in January 2019 was 46,133. It is Friesland's sixth-most-populous municipality. The largest population centre (2018 population, 12,793) is

Franeker Franeker (; fry, Frjentsjer) is one of the eleven historical cities of Friesland and capital of the municipality of Waadhoeke. It is located north of the Van Harinxmakanaal and about 20 km west of Leeuwarden. As of 1 January 2014, it had 12 ...

. The residents speak

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, West Frisian or

Bildts Bildts () is a conservative Hollandic dialect spoken in the largest part of the former municipality Het Bildt in the Dutch province of Friesland. The dialect retains features from around 1505, when the area was reclaimed from the sea as ordered ...

(a dialect in the former municipality het Bildt).

Etymology

The municipality is named after the Wadden Sea ( fry, Waadsee). The municipality is a part or corner ( fry, hoeke) of the province of Friesland.

Population centres

The municipality consists of 41 settlements of which

is the seat of government. Source: Waadhoeke.nl Not including the village Ritsumazijl and also a small part of the village Alde Leie lays within in the municipality.

Hamlets

Within the municipality Waadhoeke there are the hamlets; 't Heechhout, Arkens,

Barrum Barrum is a hamlet (place), hamlet in the Netherlands, Dutch municipality of Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland. It is located south of Tzum, of which it is a part administratively. It lies directly to the north of the hamlet of . It currently ...

, Bonkwert, De Kampen, De Oasterein, De Puollen,

De Vlaren De Vlaren or Vlaren (; fy, De Flearen or ) is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland. It is located northwest of Lollum and southwest of Tzum, of which it is a part administratively. The residences are locat ...

, Doijum, Dykshoek,

Dyksterhuzen Dyksterhuzen ( nl, Dijksterhuizen; ) is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland. It is located northwest of Ingelum and east of Bitgummole, of which it is a part administratively. The settlement of the hamlet ...

, Fatum, Franjumerbourren, Hatsum, Holprijp, Kie, Kiesterzijl, Kingmatille, Kleaster Anjum, Koehoal, Koum, Laakwerd, Lutjelollum, Miedum, Nieuwebildtzijl, Oosthoek, Rewert (partially), Roptasyl (partially), Salverd, Skyldum, Sopsum,

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, Tallum, Teetlum, Tolsum, Tritzum, Tsjeppenbûr, Vrouwbuurtstermolen (partially),

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, Weakens, Westerein and

Zwarte Haan Zwarte is the Dutch word for black and may refer to: *Zwarte Piet, companion of Saint Nicholas in the folklore and legends of the Netherlands and Flanders *The Zwarte Water {{Infobox river , name = Zwarte Water , image ...

Transport

A section of the A31 bypasses the towns of Franeker and Dronryp. Trains operated by

Arriva Arriva plc is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England.Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway The Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway is a railway line in the Netherlands running from the port of Harlingen to Bad Nieuweschans, passing through Leeuwarden and Groningen. The line was opened between 1863 and 1868. It is also known as the ''Staa ...

, with stops in

Dronryp Dronryp ( nl, Dronrijp) is a village in the Dutch municipality of Waadhoeke. On 1 January 2017, it had 3,281 inhabitants. History and architecture Before 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality. A few centuries BC, a settleme ...

and

Deinum Deinum is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in Friesland, The Netherlands. Before 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality. Population In 2017 Deinum had a total of 915 residents, of which 508 male and 482 female. The amount ...

Van Harinxmakanaal The van Harinxmakanaal is a major canal in western Frisland. It runs from the sea at Harlingen eastwards to Leeuwarden. Major places along the canal include Franeker, Dronrijp Dronryp ( nl, Dronrijp) is a village in the Dutch municipality o ...

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

Notable people

Public thinking & Public Service

Sixtinus Amama Sixtinus Amama (also Sextinus) (13 October 1593 – 9 November 1629) was a Dutch Reformed theologian and orientalist. Amama was among the first to advocate a thorough knowledge of the original languages of the Bible as indispensable to theologians ...

(1593 in Franeker – 1629) a Dutch Reformed theologian and orientalist *

Tjerk Hiddes de Vries Tjerk Hiddes de Vries (Sexbierum, 6 August 1622 - Flushing, 6 August 1666) was a naval hero and Dutch admiral from the seventeenth century. The French, who could not pronounce his name, called him Kiërkides. His name was also given as ''Tsjerk' ...

(1622 in Sexbierum - 1666) a Dutch admiral *

Sicco van Goslinga Sicco van Goslinga ( Herbaijum, Friesland, 1664— Dongjum, 12 October 1731) was a Dutch statesman and diplomat, who served as ''gedeputeerde te velde'' (deputy-in-the-field, a kind of political commissar) of the States-General of the Dutch ...

(1664 in Herbaijum - 1731) a Dutch statesman and diplomat *

François Hemsterhuis François Hemsterhuis (27 December 1721 – 7 July 1790) was a Dutch writer on aesthetics and moral philosophy. The son of Tiberius Hemsterhuis, he was born at Franeker in the Netherlands. He was educated at the University of Leiden, where he s ...

(1721 in Franeker - 1790) a writer on aesthetics and moral philosophy *

Johan Valckenaer Johan Valckenaer (Franeker, 21 January 1759 - Bennebroek, 1821) was a Dutch professor who specialized in Roman law. He was a passionate and combative patriot who promoted the right to bear weapons. In 1787 he went in exile in France and in 1793 h ...

(1759 in Franeker - 1821) a Dutch lawyer, patriot and diplomat. *

Michael Jan de Goeje Michael Jan de Goeje (August 13, 1836 – May 17, 1909) was a Dutch orientalist focusing on Arabia and Islam. Early life Michael Jan de Goeje was born in Dronrijp, Friesland. He devoted himself at an early age to the study of oriental lan ...

(1836 in Dronryp - 1909), a Dutch orientalist focusing on Arabia and Islam * Dirk Boonstra (1893 in Sint Annaparochie – 1944) a police commander and

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hero *

Jelle Zijlstra Jelle Zijlstra (; 27 August 1918 – 23 December 2001) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) now the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and economist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 N ...

(1918 in Oosterbierum - 2001), politician,

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1966/1967 *

Jacob Klapwijk Jacob Klapwijk (24 October 1933 – 19 March 2021) was a Dutch philosopher, and Emeritus Professor of Modern and Systematic Philosophy at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, known for his work on Ernst Troeltsch and historicism, Reformational think ...

(born 1933 in Dronryp) a Dutch philosopher and academic * Aucke van der Werff (born 1953) a Dutch politician, Mayor of het Bildt, 2003/2010 *

Pia Dijkstra Pia Dijkstra (born 9 December 1954 in Franeker) is a Dutch politician and chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Dutch House of Representatives. Ms Dijkstra is a member of Democrats 66 (D66) and has been an MP since 17 June 201 ...

(born 1954 in Franeker) a Dutch politician and former TV

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Science

* Johan Sems (1572 in Franeker - 1635) a Dutch cartographer, engineer and land surveyor *

Eise Eisinga Eise Jeltes Eisinga (21 February 1744 – 27 August 1828) was a Frisian amateur astronomer who built the Eise Eisinga Planetarium in his house in Franeker, Dutch Republic. The orrery still exists and is the oldest functioning planetarium in the w ...

(1744 in Dronryp - 1828) an amateur astronomer *

Adolphus Ypey Adolphus Ypey or Adolphus Ypeus or Adolf Ypey (4 June 1749, Franeker - 27 February 1822, Leiden), was a Dutch botanist and Doctor of Philosophy and Medicine who graduated at the University of Franeker and stayed on to lecture in botany. He later l ...

(1749 in Franeker - 1822) a Dutch botanist *

Sebald Justinus Brugmans Sebald Justinus Brugmans (24 March 1763, Franeker – 22 July 1819, Leiden) was a Dutch botanist and physician. He was the son of naturalist Anton Brugmans (1732-1789). Brugmans studied philosophy, mathematics and physics at the Universities ...

(1763 in Franeker - 1819), botanist and physician *

Jan Oort Jan Hendrik Oort ( or ; 28 April 1900 – 5 November 1992) was a Dutch astronomer who made significant contributions to the understanding of the Milky Way and who was a pioneer in the field of radio astronomy. His ''New York Times'' obituary ...

(1900 in Franeker - 1992) a Dutch astronomer of the

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* Rein Strikwerda (1930 in Franeker – 2006) a Dutch orthopedic surgeon of footballers *

Johan Bouma Johannes "Johan" Bouma (born 29 October 1940) is a Dutch soil scientist. He worked at the Netherlands Soil Survey Institute from 1975 to 1983 and was professor of soil science at Wageningen University and Research Centre between 1983 and 2002. Car ...

(born 1940 in Vrouwenparochie) a Dutch soil scientist

The Arts

Jan Lievens - Portrait of Anna Maria van Schurman

* Jacobus Mancadan (ca.1602 in Minnertsga – 1680) a Dutch Golden Age painter of pastoral landscapes *

Anna Maria van Schurman Anna Maria van Schurman (November 5, 1607 – May 4, 1678) was a Dutch painter, engraver, poet, and scholar, who is best known for her exceptional learning and her defence of female education. She was a highly educated woman, who excelled in ...

(1607-1678), painter, engraver and poet * Jan Jansz. de Stomme (1615 in Franeker – 1658) a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter *

Lawrence Alma-Tadema Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, (; born Lourens Alma Tadema ; 8 January 1836 – 25 June 1912) was a Dutch painter who later settled in the United Kingdom becoming the last officially recognised denizen in 1873. Born in Dronryp, the Netherlands, ...

(1836 in Dronryp - 1912), painter

Sport

* Sippie Tigchelaar (born 1952 in Franeker) a retired speed skater, competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics *

Tjalling van den Bosch Tjalling van den Bosch (born 28 June 1958 in Achlum) or "Charlie" as he was often called, is a former competitive Dutch powerlifter, strongman, and Highland Games athlete. He competed only once in World's Strongest Man in 1990 finishing 7th, howe ...

(born 1958 in Achlum) a powerlifter, strongman, and Highland Games athlete * Petronella de Jong (born 1970 in Sint Jacobiparochie) a sailor, competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Municipalities of Friesland Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2018