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Franekeradeel (; ) 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 ...
. It was created in 1984 by combining an earlier Franekeradeel municipality with the city of
Franeker Franeker (; ) is one of the eleven historical City rights in the Low Countries, cities of Friesland and capital of the municipality of Waadhoeke. It is located north of the Van Harinxmakanaal and about west of Leeuwarden. As of 2023, it had 13,0 ...
and parts of the former municipality of Barradeel. On 1 January 2018 it merged with the municipalities of het Bildt, Menameradiel and parts of Littenseradiel to form the new municipality
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 ...
.


Population centres

Achlum,
Boer Boers ( ; ; ) are the descendants of the proto Afrikaans-speaking Free Burghers of the eastern Cape frontier in Southern Africa during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. From 1652 to 1795, the Dutch East India Company controlled the Dutch ...
, Dongjum, Firdgum,
Franeker Franeker (; ) is one of the eleven historical City rights in the Low Countries, cities of Friesland and capital of the municipality of Waadhoeke. It is located north of the Van Harinxmakanaal and about west of Leeuwarden. As of 2023, it had 13,0 ...
, Herbaijum, Hitzum, Klooster-Lidlum, Oosterbierum, Peins,
Pietersbierum Pietersbierum () is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 140 in January 2014. History The village was first mentioned in 1398 as Peters berim, and means "house/barn of Sai ...
, Ried,
Schalsum Schalsum () is a village in Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 134 in January 2014. History The village was first mentioned in 1319 as Scalkessum, and means "settlement of the servant". Schalsum ...
,
Sexbierum Sexbierum (; ) is a village in the municipality of Waadhoeke, in the central north of the Netherlands. Sexbierum is located in the province of Friesland and located about north-east of Harlingen, about north-west of Franeker. The distance to A ...
,
Tzum Tzum (, ) is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,110 in 2023. Tzum is known for its 72 metre tall church tower. Etymology The origin of the name ''Tzum'', which used ...
,
Tzummarum Tzummarum (; ) is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,414 in January 2014. History The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as de Thumarentum, and means "se ...
, Zweins.


Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the former municipality of Franekeradeel, June 2015''


References


External links


Official website
Waadhoeke Former municipalities of Friesland 1984 establishments in the Netherlands States and territories established in 1984 Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2018 {{Friesland-geo-stub