Wymbritseradeel (; official fry, Wymbritseradiel ()) was a rural

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 ...

( nl, gemeenten) in the Dutch province of

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 ...

from 1984 until 2011. An earlier type of municipality ( nl, grietenij) of the same name existed from 1500 until 1984.

History

Wymbritseradeel was formed from the division of the medieval district of Waghenbrugghe. The ''

grietenij A ''grietenij'' was a forerunner to the '' gemeente'' or municipality in Frisia, particularly in Friesland, and also in Groningen which are now a part of the Netherlands. From the end of the 16th century until 1851, there were a total of 30 ''gri ...

'' of Wymbritseradeel was created in 1500 as Frisian cities became independent and several grietenij were split on the south side of the area. The boundaries of Wymbritseradeel remained unchanged until 1984. From 1625 until the introduction of the municipal law in 1851, the

grietman A grietman (from Old Frisian ''greta'' to accuse, to summon) is partly a forerunner of the current rural mayor in the province of Friesland, and partly the forerunner of a judge. The area of jurisdiction was the municipality or gemeente. In the ...

of Wymbritseradeel lived in the stins of Epemastate in

IJsbrechtum Ysbrechtum ( nl, IJsbrechtum) is a village 1 km from the city of Sneek in Friesland, Netherlands. It had a population of around 690 in January 2017. Ysbrechtum contains the , an old estate. History The village was first mentioned in the 13 ...

( fry, Ysbrechtum). The modern municipality of Wymbritseradeel was formed as part of the municipal reorganization of Friesland in January 1984. The previous grietenij was merged with the grietenij of IJlst, parts of

Doniawerstal Doniawerstal was a municipality in southwest Friesland, south of Sneek. It consisted mainly of grassland and lakes. Its capital was Langweer. The municipality was dissolved in 1984; part went to Wymbritseradiel and part went to Skarsterlân Skarst ...

, and the villages Greonterp, Koufurderrige, Smallebrugge, and Wonseradeel. The town of

IJlst IJlst (; ) is a city in Friesland, Netherlands. It is located about 3 km southwest of Sneek. It lies within the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân and had a population of approximately 3,140 in January 2017. History It received city right ...

( fry, Drylts) was the administrative seat. In 2011, the municipality merged with the neighboring municipalities of

Bolsward Bolsward (, West Frisian: ''Boalsert'') is a city in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Bolsward has a population of just under 10,200. It is located 10 km W.N.W. of Sneek. History The town is founded on thr ...

Nijefurd Nijefurd () is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland. History It was formed in 1984 from the old municipalities of Hindeloopen, Stavoren, and Workum, and part of Hemelumer Oldeferd. In 2011, it formed to ...

Sneek Sneek (; fy, Snits) is a city southwest of Leeuwarden and the seat of the former municipality of Sneek in the province of Friesland, Netherlands. As of 2011 it is the seat of the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân (Southwest Friesland). T ...

and

Wûnseradiel Wûnseradiel () is a former municipality in the Friesland province of the northern Netherlands, at the eastern end of the ''Afsluitdijk''. The official (legal) name of the municipality is in the West Frisian language, though it is known as Wonsera ...

to form Southwest Friesland.

Spelling

Since 1986, the official name of the municipality was the Frisian-language ''Wymbritseradiel''. However, the Dutch name ''Wymbritseradeel'' is sometimes used as a distinction for the old municipality prior to 1984.

Towns and Villages

The former municipality had 28 official districts ( nl, kernen): The municipality also had the following villiages:

External links

Official website
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2011 Former municipalities of Friesland Súdwest-Fryslân {{Friesland-geo-stub