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Wûnseradiel

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Also known as Wonseradeel, Wunseradiel

Wûnseradiel () is a former municipality in the Friesland province of the northern Netherlands, at the eastern end of the Afsluitdijk. The official (legal) name of the municipality is in the West Frisian language, though it is known as Wonseradeel () in Dutch. In 2011 it was merged with the municipalities of Bolsward, Nijefurd, Sneek and Wymbritseradiel forming the new municipality Súdwest-Fryslân.

Key facts

Settlement.area_water_km2
159.18
Settlement.population_as_of
1 January 2007
Settlement.population_note
Source: CBS, Statline.
Settlement.population_total
11886
Settlement.population_density_km2
75
Settlement.timezone
CET
Settlement.utc_offset
+1
Settlement.timezone_DST
CEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST
+2
Settlement.official_name
Wonseradeel
Settlement.native_name
Wûnseradiel
Settlement.settlement_type
Former municipality
Settlement.image_flag
Wûnseradiel flag.svg
Settlement.flag_size
120x100px
Settlement.flag_alt
Flag of Wûnseradiel
Settlement.image_shield
Wonseradeel wapen.svg
Settlement.shield_size
120x100px
Settlement.shield_alt
Coat of arms of Wûnseradiel

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Towns and villages
  • Hamlets
  • Famous inhabitants
  • References
  • External links

Wûnseradiel () is a former municipality in the Friesland province of the northern Netherlands, at the eastern end of the Afsluitdijk. The official (legal) name of the municipality is in the West Frisian language, though it is known as Wonseradeel () in Dutch. In 2011 it was merged with the municipalities of Bolsward, Nijefurd, Sneek and Wymbritseradiel forming the new municipality Súdwest-Fryslân.

== Towns and villages == Allingawier, Arum, Burgwerd, Cornwerd, Dedgum, Exmorra, Ferwoude, Gaast, Hartwerd, Hichtum, Hieslum, Idsegahuizum, Kimswerd, Kornwerderzand, Lollum, Longerhouw, Makkum, Parrega, Piaam, Pingjum, Schettens, Schraard, Tjerkwerd, Witmarsum, Wons, Zurich.

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

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