270px|thumb|Dutch Topographic map of Dantumadiel, February 2024
Dantumadiel () is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. Dantumadiel is a rural municipality characterized by agriculture.
History
The earliest mention of Dantumadiel was in a document from 1242. At that time Dantumadiel, or Donthmadeil as it was then known, was a part of the Winninghe district, the northern part of Oostergo. The grietenij (municipality) Dantumadiel was led by a grietman (mayor) who was holding office in Rinsumageast and Dantumawâld. The Dutch Municipalities Act of 1851 (Dutch: Gemeentewet van 1851) abolished the grietenijen, which automatically became gemeenten (municipalities) headed by a mayor.
Population centres
The Dantumadiel municipality is composed of 11 towns with a total of 19,030 inhabitants in 2014; the towns and their 2014 populations are listed in the table.
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|Name||Residents
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|Damwâld|| align="right" |5,640
|-
|De Westereen|| align="right" |5,087
|-
|Feanwâlden *|| align="right" |3,521
|-
|Broeksterwâld|| align="right" |1,168
|-
|Rinsumageast|| align="right" |1,139
|-
|Wâlterswâld|| align="right" |993
|-
|Driezum|| align="right" |974
|-
|De Falom|| align="right" |265
|-
|Readtsjerk|| align="right" |198
|-
|Sibrandahûs|| align="right" |45
|}
<small>Source: Website Dantumadiel municipality</small>
* Including Feanwâldsterwâl
Main sights
- Damwâld <small>(Dantumawâld and Moarrewâld)</small> and Rinsumageast, are home to medieval churches.
- The villages Broeksterwâld <small>(Grutte Mûne and De Broekmolen)</small> Rinsumageast and Readtsjerk are home to mills.
- The Skierstins a medieval fortified house in Feanwâlden.
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Image:Broeksterwâld GrutteMûne1.JPG|De Grote Molen, Broeksterwâld, built in 1887
Image:Schierstins Veenwouden.jpg|The Skierstins
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Notable people
140px|thumb|Maria Petronella Woesthoven
- Maria Petronella Woesthoven (1760 in Dantumawoude – 1830) a poet
- Tjeerd Pasma (1904 in Rinsumageast – 1944) a modern pentathlete, competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Piet Jongeling (1909 in Broeksterwâld – 1985) journalist, politician and children's books writer
- Theun de Vries (1907 in Feanwâlden – 2005) writer and poet
- Jannes van der Wal (1956 in Driezum – 1996) a Dutch/Frisian draughts player
- Syb van der Ploeg (born 1966 in Dokkum) musician and composer
- Theo Pijper (born 1980 in Dokkum) a motorcycle speedway rider in the UK
Politics
The Dantumadiel municipal government consists of a municipal council, board of aldermen and the mayor. Anja Haga has been acting mayor of Dantumadiel since November 2024.