Dongeradeel is a municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 in the northern Netherlands

Netherlands

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History

Dongeradeel was created in 1984 from a merger of the old municipalities Westdongeradeel, Oostdongeradeel, and Dokkum. The new municipality is still colloquially referred to in the plural, "de Dongeradelen".

Population centres

Aalsum, Anjum

Anjum

Anjum is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is located in the municipality Dongeradeel.-History:The name of the village is often said to mean "home of the Anos or Aningas". Another explanation is that it comes from the word "Hanjum"...

, Bornwird

Bornwird

Bornwird is a small village in Dongeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 130 citizens ....

, Brantgum

Brantgum

Brantgum is a small village in Dongeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 220 citizens ....

, Dokkum

Dokkum

Dokkum is a Dutch fortified town in the municipality of Dongeradeel in the province of Friesland. It has 13,145 inhabitants . The fortifications of Dokkum are well preserved and are known as the bolwerken . - History :...

, Ee

Ee, Dongeradeel

Ee is a village in the Dongeradeel municipality of Friesland, the Netherlands. It is located east from the town of Dokkum, on the N 358 road. Ee has approximately 780 inhabitants ....

, Engwierum

Engwierum

Engwierum is a small village in Dongeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has approximately 420 citizens ....

, Foudgum

Foudgum

Foudgum is a small village in Dongeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 80 citizens as of 2004....

, Hantum

Hantum

Hantum is a small village in Dongeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 367 citizens . There is a restored windmill, De Hantumermolen....

, Hantumeruitburen

Hantumeruitburen

Hantumeruitburen is a small village in Dongeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 70 citizens ....

, Hantumhuizen

Hantumhuizen

Hantumhuizen is a small village in Dongeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 100 citizens .-Notable buildings:* The Protestant church of Hantumhuizen...

, Hiaure

Hiaure

Hiaure is a small village in Dongeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 90 citizens ....

, Holwerd

Holwerd

Holwerd is a village in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland. Wadloopcentrum Fryslân in Holwerd is a center for the training of wadlopen guides and the preservation of the sport. It was the birthplace of astronomer Johannes Phocylides Holwarda. Holwerd had a station on the North...

, Jouswier

Jouswier

Jouswier is a small village in Dongeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands. It is located on a mound to the northeast of Dokkum and to the southeast of Metslawier. It has around 50 citizens ....

, Lioessens

Lioessens

Lioessens is a small village in Dongeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 360 citizens ....

, Metslawier

Metslawier

Metslawier is a small village in Dongeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 920 citizens .About half a mile to the north there is the Ropta-windmill, which is in good operational shape....

, Moddergat

Moddergat

Moddergat is a small village in Dongeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 250 citizens....

, Morra

Morra, Dongeradeel

Morra is a hamlet in Dongeradeel, Friesland, the Netherlands with roughly 250 inhabitants. It was not consolidated when various other hamlets within the parish were consolidated into one village. Within the hamlet stands a church with a characteristic 13th century tower...

, Nes

Nes, Dongeradeel

Nes is a small village in Dongeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 450 citizens.-Notable inhabitants:* Nynke van Hichtum...

, Niawier

Niawier

Niawier is a small village in Dongeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 380 citizens ....

, Oosternijkerk

Oosternijkerk

Oosternijkerk is a small village in Dongeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 840 citizens ....

, Oostrum

Oostrum

Oostrum is a small village in Dongeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 200 citizens .Well-known for their poster's factories.-External links:*...

, Paesens

Paesens

Paesens is a small village in Dongeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 270 citizens....

, Raard

Raard

Raard is a small village in Dongeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 220 citizens ....

, Ternaard

Ternaard

Ternaard is a village in the municipality Dongeradeel located in the northeast of the province of Friesland between Dokkum and the Wadden Sea.| - History :...

, Waaxens

Waaxens

Waaxens is a small village in Dongeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 35 citizens....

, Wetsens

Wetsens

Wetsens is a small village in Dongeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 167 citizens . It is considered to be one of the oldest villages in the north-east of Friesland....

, Wierum

Wierum

Wierum is a small village in Dongeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 390 citizens.It features in The Wheel On The School by Meindert DeJong, where it has been renamed Shora. Wierum was DeJong's birthplace....

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External links

• Official Website