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Waadhoeke
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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.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Waadhoeke
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_flag
Waadhoeke vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Waadhoeke wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map
Waadhoeke locator map municipality NL.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Friesland
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
1 January 2018
Settlement.governing_body
Municipal council
Settlement.leader_party
PvdA
Settlement.leader_title
Burgemeester
Settlement.leader_name
Marga Waanders
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_water_km2
30.4

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Gemeente Waadhoeke | Gemeente Waadhoeke

Informatie over onze (digitale) diensten, de organisatie en het bestuur.

waadhoeke.nl

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Population centres
  • Hamlets
  • Transport
  • Notable people
  • Academic & public service
  • Science
  • Arts
  • Sport
  • References
  • External links

=== Academic & public service === Sixtinus Amama (1593 in Franeker – 1629) a Dutch Reformed theologian and orientalist Tjerk Hiddes de Vries (1622 in Sexbierum – 1666) a Dutch admiral Sicco van Goslinga (1664 in Herbaijum – 1731) a Dutch statesman and diplomat François Hemsterhuis (1721 in Franeker – 1790) a writer on aesthetics and moral philosophy Johan Valckenaer (1759 in Franeker – 1821) a Dutch lawyer, patriot and diplomat. Michael Jan de Goeje (1836 in Dronryp – 1909), a Dutch orientalist focusing on Arabia and Islam Dirk Boonstra (1893 in Sint Annaparochie – 1944) a police commander and World War II hero Jelle Zijlstra (1918 in Oosterbierum – 2001), politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1966/1967 Jacob Klapwijk (1933 in Dronryp – 2021) a Dutch philosopher and academic Aucke van der Werff (born 1953) a Dutch politician, Mayor of het Bildt, 2003/2010 Pia Dijkstra (born 1954 in Franeker) a Dutch politician and former TV news presenter

=== 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 === Arts === Jacobus Mancadan (ca.1602 in Minnertsga – 1680) a Dutch Golden Age painter of pastoral landscapes Anna Maria van Schurman (1607–1678), painter, engraver and poet Jan Jansz. de Stomme (1615 in Franeker – 1658) a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836 in Dronryp – 1912), painter === Sport === Sippie Tigchelaar (born 1952 in Franeker) a retired speed skater, competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics Tjalling van den Bosch (born 1958 in Achlum) a powerlifter, strongman, and Highland Games athlete Petronella de Jong (born 1970 in Sint Jacobiparochie) a sailor, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Waadhoeke” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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