Wûnseradiel

Wonseradeel Wûnseradiel
—  Municipality  —
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Coordinates: 53°6′N 5°28′E / 53.1°N 5.467°E / 53.1; 5.467
Country	Netherlands
Province	Fryslân
Area (2006)
- Total	317.68 km2 (122.7 sq mi)
- Land	158.50 km2 (61.2 sq mi)
- Water	159.18 km2 (61.5 sq mi)
Population (1 January, 2007)
- Total	11,886
- Density	75/km2 (194.2/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Wûnseradiel is a municipality in the Friesland (Fryslân) province of the northern Netherlands, at the eastern end of the Afsluitdijk. The official (legal) name of the municipality is West Frisian, though it is known as Wonseradeel ( pronunciation (help·info)) in Dutch.

As can be seen below, Makkum is one of the towns of the municipality. It is very famous because of its faience. On April 30, 2008, Beatrix, the Queen of the Netherlands, visited Makkum, a.o. to celebrate that the local Queen's Organisation ("Koninginnevereniging") exists more than a hundred years. It needed only three Queens in that time: Wilhelmina, Juliana and now Beatrix. See: Website of the local Queen's Organisation

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.

Hamlets

Arkum, Atzeburen, Baarderburen, Baburen, Breezanddijk, De Blokken, Dijksterburen, Doniaburen, Eemswoude, Engwier, Exmorrazijl, Gooium, Grauwe Kat, Harkezijl, Hayum, Hemert, Idserdaburen, It Fliet, Jonkershuizen, Jousterp, Kampen, Kooihuizen, Koudehuizum, Rijtseterp, Scharneburen, Strand, Vierhuizen, Wonneburen

Famous inhabitants

• Pier Gerlofs Donia was an infamous freedom fighter from Kimswerd born sometime near the year 1480, who led a guerrilla war against the occupying forces after his village was plundered in 1515. He lead the Frisian rebel army, the Arumer Zwarte Hoop from 1515 until 1519.
• Wijard Jelckama was a Frisian military commander and freedom fighter. He co-founded the Arumer Zwarte Hoop and led it from 1519 until his death by decapitation in 1523.
• Menno Simons was born in Witmarsum in 1492 or 1496. He was a leader of the Dutch Anabaptists or Mennonites.

External links

• Official website

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