Moddergat

Moddergat is a fishing village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 221 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.

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Settlement.name: Moddergat
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Moddergat, zicht op dorp vanaf zeedijk.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View from the seaside
Settlement.image_flag: Paesens and Moddergat vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Peazens-Moddergat wapen.svg
Settlement.nickname: Blabberpoepert
Settlement.image_map: Map NL Dongeradiel Moddergat.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the former Dongeradeel municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality

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Official name: Moddergat
Image: HDR sunset.jpg

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postal code: 9142
Commons category: Moddergat

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The name of the village means 'mud hole' in Dutch and in West Frisian. Moddergat is twinned with Peazens, and they are often referred to as "Peazens-Moddergat".