Dantumadeel

Dantumadeel is a municipality in the northeast of the Dutch province of Friesland. The municipality has 18,930 inhabitants and has a place of ​​87 km², of which 1.78 km² water. The municipality of Dantumadeel is centrally located inside the Dokkumer Wouden inside the vicinity of the Friese Wouden. Dantumadeel is first mentioned in a report from 1242. At that point, Dantumadeel, or Donthmadeil, because it changed into then known, was part of the Winninghe district, the northern a part of Oostergo.

The then-owned Grietenij Dantumadeel turned into ruled by way of a brillant who resided in Rinsumageest and Dantumawoude. Until 1881, Rinsumageest turned into the main city of Dantumadeel. Friesland has been the scene of a struggle for power several times over the centuries. At the stop of the 15th century, beginning of the 16th century, the conflict between the Schieringers and Vetkopers raged. Dantumadeel briefly came under the authority of Albert III of Saxony. He appointed a bailiff in Dokkum who additionally managed Dantumadeel. That situation did no longer last lengthy and the brillians returned. Later Friesland became worried in the battle between Duke Charles of Gelre and the Burgundian emperor Charles V.