Waadhoeke
Sign in to saveWaadhoeke 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
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
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- 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
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- 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