Dongeradeel (; ) is a former

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

in the northern

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

. In 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Ferwerderadiel and Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland to form the new municipality Noardeast-Fryslân.

History

Dongeradeel was created in 1984 from the merging of the old municipalities Westdongeradeel, Oostdongeradeel, and Dokkum.

Population centres

Aalsum, Anjum, Bornwird, Brantgum, Dokkum, Ee, Engwierum, Foudgum, Hantum, Hantumeruitburen, Hantumhuizen, Hiaure, Holwerd, Jouswier, Lioessens, Metslawier,

Moddergat Moddergat is a fishing village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 221 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality. The name of the village means ...

, Morra, Nes, Niawier, Oosternijkerk, Oostmahorn, Oostrum, Paesens, Raard, Ternaard, Waaxens, Wetsens, Wierum.

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Dongeradeel, June 2015.''

Notable people

* Ritske Jelmera (1383 in Ternaard - 1450) a Frisian chieftain who ruled the island of

Ameland Ameland (; ) is a municipality and one of the West Frisian Islands off the north coast of the Netherlands. It consists mostly of sand dunes and is the third major island of the West Frisians. It neighbours islands Terschelling to the west a ...

* Johannes Phocylides Holwarda (1618 in Holwerd — 1651) a Frisian astronomer, physician, philosopher and academic * Hans Willem van Aylva (ca.1633 in Holwerd - 1691) a Dutch soldier * Balthasar Bekker (1634 in Metslawier – 1698) a Dutch minister and author of philosophical and theological works opposing superstition * Nienke van Hichtum (1860 in Nes, Dongeradeel – 1939) a Frisian Dutch children's author * Willem van der Woude (1876 in Oosternijkerk – 1974) a Dutch mathematician and academic * Meindert DeJong (1906 in Wierum – 1991) a Dutch-born American writer of children's books * Lou Dijkstra (1909 in Paesens – 1964) a Dutch speed skater, competed in the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936, were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 February 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Nazi Ger ...

* Theo Hiddema (born 1944 in Holwerd) a Dutch lawyer, media personality and politician * Sybe I. Rispens (born 1969 in Dokkum) a Dutch writer, scientist and entrepreneur

References

External links

* * Noardeast-Fryslân Former municipalities of Friesland 1984 establishments in the Netherlands States and territories established in 1984 Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2019 {{Friesland-geo-stub