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Leeuwarderadeel

Coordinates: 53°16′N 5°46′E / 53.267°N 5.767°E / 53.267; 5.767
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Leeuwarderadeel
Ljouwerteradiel
Wind mill in Leeuwarderadeel
Wind mill in Leeuwarderadeel
Flag of Leeuwarderadeel
Coat of arms of Leeuwarderadeel
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
 • Total41.46 km2 (16.01 sq mi)
 • Land40.91 km2 (15.80 sq mi)
 • Water0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Elevation1 m (3 ft)
Highest elevation
1.7 m (5.6 ft)
Lowest elevation
0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Totaldata 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

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

Population centres

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Topography

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

Bartlehiem

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

References

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  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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