Waadhoeke
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.
The municipality is located in the province of Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands. Waadhoeke is bordered by Harlingen, Terschelling, Ferwerderadiel, Leeuwarden and Súdwest-Fryslân. The population in January 2019 was 46,133. It is Friesland's sixth-most populous municipality. The largest population centre is Franeker. The residents speak Dutch, West Frisian or Bildts.Etymology
The municipality is named after the Wadden Sea. The municipality is a part or corner of the province of Friesland.Population centres
The municipality consists of 41 settlements of which Franeker is the seat of government.
Source: Waadhoeke.nlTransportation
A section of the A31 bypasses the towns of Franeker and Dronryp.
The passenger train, operated by Arriva, provides passenger service on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway, with stops in Franeker, Dronryp and Deinum.
Van Harinxmakanaal is a major canal. It runs along the places Franeker, Dronryp and Deinum.Notable people
Public thinking & Public Service
- Sixtinus Amama a Dutch Reformed theologian and orientalist
- Tjerk Hiddes de Vries a Dutch admiral
- Sicco van Goslinga a Dutch statesman and diplomat
- François Hemsterhuis a writer on aesthetics and moral philosophy
- Johan Valckenaer a Dutch lawyer, patriot and diplomat.
- Michael Jan de Goeje, a Dutch orientalist focusing on Arabia and Islam
- Dirk Boonstra a police commander and World War II hero
- Jelle Zijlstra, politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1966/1967
- Jacob Klapwijk a Dutch philosopher and academic
- Aucke van der Werff a Dutch politician, Mayor of het Bildt, 2003/2010
- Pia Dijkstra a Dutch politician and former TV news presenter
Science
- Johan Sems a Dutch cartographer, engineer and land surveyor
- Eise Eisinga an amateur astronomer
- Adolphus Ypey a Dutch botanist
- Sebald Justinus Brugmans, botanist and physician
- Jan Oort a Dutch astronomer of the Milky Way
- Rein Strikwerda a Dutch orthopedic surgeon of footballers
- Johan Bouma a Dutch soil scientist
The Arts
- Jacobus Mancadan a Dutch Golden Age painter of pastoral landscapes
- Anna Maria van Schurman, painter, engraver and poet
- Jan Jansz. de Stomme a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter
- Lawrence Alma-Tadema, painter
Sport
- Sippie Tigchelaar a retired speed skater, competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Tjalling van den Bosch a powerlifter, strongman, and Highland Games athlete
- Petronella de Jong a sailor, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
