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Waadhoeke

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Waadhoeke

| settlement_type = Municipality

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| alt1 = Franeker town hall and planetarium

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| alt2 = Frisian handball in Franeker

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| alt3 = Church in Sint Jacobiparochie

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| alt4 = Museum Martena in Franeker

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Friesland

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1 January 2018

| governing_body = Municipal council

| leader_party = PvdA

| leader_title = Burgemeester

| leader_name = Marga Waanders

| unit_pref = Metric

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| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = Parts of 8800 and 9000 range

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 0515, 0517, 0518, 058

| website = {{URL|1=http://www.waadhoeke.nl}}

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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 dissolved on the same day.{{cite web |url=https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2016/09/02/gemeentelijke-herindelingen |title=Gemeentelijke herindeling |work=rijksoverheid.nl |publisher=Government of the Netherlands |language=nl |trans-title=Municipal mergers |access-date=25 January 2018}}

The municipality is located in the province of Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands. Waadhoeke is bordered by Harlingen, Terschelling, Noardeast-Fryslân, Leeuwarden and Súdwest-Fryslân. The population in January 2019 was 46,133.[http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=37230NED&D1=17-18&D2=57-650&D3=l&LA=EN&HDR=T&STB=G1,G2&VW=T Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand] [Population growth; regions per month], CBS Statline (in Dutch) CBS 28 Januari 2019. Retrieved on 15 February 2019. It is Friesland's sixth most populous municipality. The largest population centre (2018 population, 12,793) is Franeker. The residents speak Dutch, West Frisian or Bildts (a dialect in the former municipality het Bildt).

Etymology

The municipality is named after the Wadden Sea ({{langx|fy|Waadsee}}). The municipality is a part or corner ({{langx|fy|hoeke}}) of the province of Friesland.{{Cite web|url=http://www.franekercourant.nl/nieuws/48745/ingezonden-waadhoeke-heeft-als-naam-alles-in-zich/|language=nl |title=Waadhoeke-heeft-als-naam-alles-in-zich|trans-title=The name Waadhoeke has everything |date=11 November 2015|website=Franeker Courant|access-date=6 February 2018}}

Population centres

File:Gem-Waadhoeke-OpenTopo100.jpg

The municipality consists of 41 settlements of which Franeker is the seat of government.

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! Dutch name !! West Frisian name !! Population

FranekerFrjentsjerALIGN="right"|12,793
Sint AnnaparochieSint-AnneALIGN="right"|4,832
DronrijpDronrypALIGN="right"|3,291
MenaldumMenaamALIGN="right"|2,652
BerlikumBerltsumALIGN="right"|2,513
MinnertsgaMinnertsgeaALIGN="right"|1,763
SexbierumSeisbierrumALIGN="right"|1,721
Sint JacobiparochieSint-JabikALIGN="right"|1,702
TzummarumTsjummearumALIGN="right"|1,373
TzumTsjomALIGN="right"|1,138
MarssumMarsumALIGN="right"|1,042
WinsumWinsumALIGN="right"|1,025
DeinumDeinumALIGN="right"|979
OudebildtzijlAldebiltsylALIGN="right"|974
BeetgumermolenBitgummoleALIGN="right"|908
BeetgumBitgumALIGN="right"|804
VrouwenparochieFroubuorrenALIGN="right"|697
AchlumAchlumALIGN="right"|611
OosterbierumEasterbierrumALIGN="right"|517
WelsrijpWjelsrypALIGN="right"|460
RiedRieALIGN="right"|455
BoksumBoksumALIGN="right"|400
EngelumIngelumALIGN="right"|385
DongjumDoanjumALIGN="right"|345
Nij AltoenaeNij AltenaALIGN="right"|327
SpannumSpannumALIGN="right"|276
WesthoekDe WesthoekALIGN="right"|257
HerbaijumHjerbeamALIGN="right"|253
PeinsPeinsALIGN="right"|241
HitzumHitsumALIGN="right"|230
WierWierALIGN="right"|201
PietersbierumPitersbierrumALIGN="right"|140
SchalsumSkalsumALIGN="right"|134
ZweinsSweinsALIGN="right"|119
BaijumBaaiumALIGN="right"|118
SchingenSkingenALIGN="right"|114
SlappeterpSlappeterpALIGN="right"|88
BlessumBlessumALIGN="right"|86
FirdgumFurdgumALIGN="right"|59
BoerBoerALIGN="right"|41
Klooster-LidlumKleaster-LidlumALIGN="right"|40
colspan="2" | Total46,104

Source: Waadhoeke.nl[https://www.waadhoeke.nl/bouwen-en-wonen/kernen-en-inwoners.html Kernen en inwoners] waadhoeke.nl Retrieved 15 April 2018.

A small part of the village Alde Leie lies within the municipality. The settlement of Ritsumazijl is also located in the municipality, but is not (yet) officially considered a village.

=Hamlets=

The municipality Waadhoeke contains the hamlets of: 't Heechhout, Arkens, Barrum, Bonkwert, De Kampen, De Oasterein, De Puollen, De Vlaren, Doijum, Dijkshoek, Dyksterhuzen, Fatum, Franjumerbourren, Hatsum, Holprijp, Kie, Kiesterzijl, Kingmatille, Kleaster Anjum, Koehool, Koum, Laakwerd, Lutjelollum, Miedum, Nieuwebildtzijl, Oosthoek, Rewert (partially), Roptasyl (partially), Salverd, Skyldum, Sopsum, Stad Niks, Tallum, Teetlum, Tolsum, Tritzum, Tsjeppenbûr, Vrouwbuurtstermolen (partially), War, Weakens, Westerein and Zwarte Haan.

Transport

A section of the A31 bypasses the towns of Franeker and Dronryp.

Trains operated by Arriva provide passenger services on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway, with stops in Franeker, Dronryp and Deinum.

Van Harinxmakanaal is a major canal. It passes Franeker, Dronryp and Deinum.

Notable people

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| caption1 = Jelle Zijlstra, 1980

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| caption3 = Johan Sems, 1623

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= Academic & public service =

= Science =

  • Johan Sems (1572 in Franeker – 1635) a Dutch cartographer, engineer and land surveyor
  • Eise Eisinga (1744 in Dronryp – 1828) an amateur astronomer
  • Adolphus Ypey (1749 in Franeker – 1822) a Dutch botanist
  • Sebald Justinus Brugmans (1763 in Franeker – 1819), botanist and physician
  • Jan Oort (1900 in Franeker – 1992) a Dutch astronomer of the Milky Way
  • Rein Strikwerda (1930 in Franeker – 2006) a Dutch orthopedic surgeon of footballers
  • Johan Bouma (born 1940 in Vrouwenparochie) a Dutch soil scientist

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References

{{Reflist|30em}}

External links

  • {{commonscat-inline|Waadhoeke}}
  • {{Official website|http://www.waadhoeke.nl}}

{{Geographic location

| Centre = Waadhoeke

| North = Terschelling
Wadden Sea

| Northeast = Ameland
Wadden Sea

| East = Noardeast-Fryslân
Leeuwarden

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| South = Súdwest-Fryslân

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| West = Harlingen

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{{Dutch municipality Waadhoeke}}

{{Friesland Province}}

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Category:Municipalities of Friesland

Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2018