Moddergat

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Moddergat
Village
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View from the seaside
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Flag
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Coat of arms
Nickname: 
Blabberpoepert
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Location in the former Dongeradeel municipality
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Moddergat
Location in the Netherlands
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Moddergat
Moddergat (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°24′7″N6°4′57″E / 53.40194°N 6.08250°E / 53.40194; 6.08250
Country Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Province Frisian flag.svg Friesland
Municipality Noardeast-Fryslân
Area
[1]
 • Total1.91 km2 (0.74 sq mi)
Elevation
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1.1 m (3.6 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total235
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Postal code
9142 [1]
Dialing code 0519

Moddergat is a fishing village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 221 in January 2017. [3] Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality. [4]

Contents

The name of the village means 'mud hole' in Dutch and in West Frisian. [5] Moddergat is twinned with Peazens, and they are often referred to as "Peazens-Moddergat". [6] [4]

In 1883, 17 of the 22 ships of Moddergat were lost at sea during a storm killing 83 fishermen. In 1958, a monument was placed on the sea dike in their honour. [7]

In 2004, NCRV television organized a competition for most beautiful place in the Netherlands. Moddergat came in second after Weerribben-Wieden National Park. [4]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1718 as Modde gat, and is supposed to mean "muddy pool". [8] The village of Peazens was founded first on the new dike along the Wadden Sea. Moddergat was founded later from Peazens, and used to consist of two hamlets: De Kamp and De Oere. The Reformed Church was built in 1912 with a wooden tower. [6]

In 1840, Moddergat was home to 220 people. Moddergat used to belong to the municipality of Westdongeradeel and Peazens to Oostdongeradeel. In 1983, the municipalities merged. [4]

Activities

Museum 't Fiskershúske consists of four fishermen's houses, the oldest of which is from 1794, and gives a display of the life and history of the fishers in Moddergat. [9]

Moddergat is one of the starting points for wadlopen (mudflat hiking). At low tide, it is possible to walk to the island of Schiermonnikoog. [10] Mudflat hiking is potentially dangerous, and is only allowed under the supervision of a licensed guide. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2022. two entries
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 9142DL". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Aantal inwoners per woonplaats in Dongeradeel op 1 januari 2017 Archived 2017-10-21 at the Wayback Machine - Dongeradeel
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Paesens-Moddergat". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Translate Moddergat nl->en". Google. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  6. 1 2 Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Paesens-Moddergat" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN   90 400 9476 4 . Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Monument omgekomen zeelieden 1883, De Oere, Moddergat". Online Begraafplaatsen (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Moddergat - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "t Fiskershúske". Museum.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "Wadlopen bij Paesens-Moddergat". Wadlopen Moddergat (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Verordening van 13 december 1995, houdende regels met betrekking tot het wadlopen (Wadloopverordening 1996)" [1996 law for mudflat hiking](PDF). Waddenzee (in Dutch). 13 December 1995. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

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