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het Bildt
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Key facts
- Country
- Netherlands
- Province
- Friesland
- Body
- Municipal council
- Mayor
- Gerrit Krol ( CDA )
- Total
- 116.48 km (44.97 sq mi)
- Land
- 92.37 km (35.66 sq mi)
- Water
- 24.11 km (9.31 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 1 m (3.3 ft)
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Postcode
- 9047, 9075–9079
- Area code
- 0518
- Website
- www .hetbildt .nl
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 9216
- Area
- 116.48
- Elevation
- 1
- Image
- Watertoren Sint Jacobiparochie.jpg
- Households
- 4649
- Dialing code
- 0518
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- water as percent of area
- 20.69
- postal code
- 9075–9079
- Commons category
- Het Bildt
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- het Bildt
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Article
het Bildt ( Dutch: [ɦɛd ˈbɪlt] or [əd ˈbɪlt]) is a former municipality in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands; its capital was Sint Annaparochie. On 1 January 2018 it merged with the municipalities of Franekeradeel, Menameradiel and parts of Littenseradiel to form the new municipality Waadhoeke.
Het Bildt has 15.4 km (9.6 mi) of coastline. Its soil is very fertile and agriculture is a major part of its economy; crops grown include onions, potatoes, and a variety of fruits (mainly apples). Het Bildt was largely settled by Dutch inhabitants from South Holland; as a result, the language generally spoken there is "Bildts", a dialect that mixes Dutch (as spoken in South Holland) with West Frisian; Bildts is usually classified as a dialect of Dutch. All three languages - Bildts, Dutch, and West Frisian - are spoken in the area. Only in Minnertsga (which did not become a part of the municipality of Het Bildt until 1984) is West Frisian the predominant language. Signage in Het Bildt is generally bilingual, with names given in both Dutch and Bildts.