Leeuwarderadeel

Leeuwarderadeel
Ljouwerteradiel
Municipality
Wind mill in Leeuwarderadeel
Wind mill in Leeuwarderadeel
Flag of Leeuwarderadeel
Flag
Coat of arms of Leeuwarderadeel
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Leeuwarderadeel in a municipal map of Friesland
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°16′N 5°46′E / 53.267°N 5.767°E / 53.267; 5.767
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFriesland
Merged2018
Area
[1]
 • Total
41.46 km2 (16.01 sq mi)
 • Land40.91 km2 (15.80 sq mi)
 • Water0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
1 m (3 ft)
Highest elevation
1.7 m (5.6 ft)
Lowest elevation
0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Total
data missing
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
9050–9057 9071–9072
Area code0518, 058
Websitewww.leeuwarderadeel.nl

Leeuwarderadeel (Dutch: [leːuˈɑrdəraːˌdeːl] ⓘ; West Frisian: Ljouwerteradiel [ˈljɔu(ə)təraˌdiəl]) is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands. Its capital was Stiens.

History

On 1 January 2018 it merged with the municipality of Leeuwarden.

Population centres

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Leeuwarderadeel, June 2015.

Bartlehiem

The hamlet of Bartlehiem is partially in Leeuwarderadeel partially in Ferwerderadiel and partially in Tytsjerksteradiel.

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9051AR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.


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