Dantumadiel
Municipality
Medieval church of Rinsumageast
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°17′N 6°0′E / 53.283°N 6.000°E / 53.283; 6.000
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Klaas Agricola
Area [2]
• Total	87.53 km2 (33.80 sq mi)
• Land	84.66 km2 (32.69 sq mi)
• Water	2.87 km2 (1.11 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	2 m (7 ft)
Population  (January 2021)[4]
• Total	18,943
• Density	224/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	9067, 9100–9114, 9269–9272
Area code	0511, 0519, 058
Website	www.dantumadiel.frl

Dantumadiel (West Frisian pronunciation^ⓘ) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. Dantumadiel is a rural municipality characterized by economic activity and agriculture.

History

The first time Dantumadiel is mentioned was in a document from 1242. At that time Dantumadiel, or Donthmadeil as it was then known, was a part of the Winninghe district, the northern part of Oostergo. The grietenij (municipality) Dantumadiel was led by a grietman (mayor) who was holding office in Rinsumageast and Dantumawâld. The Dutch Municipalities Act of 1851 (Dutch: Gemeentewet van 1851) abolished the grietenijen, which automatically became gemeenten (municipalities) headed by a mayor.

Population centres

The Dantumadiel municipality is composed of 11 towns with a total of 19,030 inhabitants in 2014; the towns and their 2014 populations are listed in the table.

Source: Website Dantumadiel municipality

* Including Feanwâldsterwâl

Main sights

• Damwâld (Dantumawâld and Moarrewâld) and Rinsumageast, are home to medieval churches.
• The villages Broeksterwâld (Grutte Mûne and De Broekmolen) Rinsumageast and Readtsjerk are home to mills.
• The Skierstins a medieval fortified house in Feanwâlden.

• 
  De Grote Molen, Broeksterwâld, built in 1887
• 
  The Skierstins

Notable people

• Maria Petronella Woesthoven (1760 in Dantumawoude – 1830) a Dutch poet
• Tjeerd Pasma (1904 in Rinsumageast – 1944) a Dutch modern pentathlete, competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics
• Piet Jongeling (1909 in Broeksterwâld – 1985) journalist, politician and children's books writer
• Theun de Vries (1907 in Feanwâlden – 2005) writer and poet
• Jannes van der Wal (1956 in Driezum – 1996) a Dutch/Frisian draughts player
• Syb van der Ploeg (born 1966 in Dokkum) musician and composer
• Theo Pijper (born 1980 in Dokkum) a Dutch motorcycle speedway rider in the UK

Politics

The Dantumadiel municipal government consists of a municipal council, board of aldermen and the mayor. Klaas Agricola, (Dutch Wiki) has been the mayor of Dantumadiel since December 2017.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dantumadiel.

• Official website