Dantumadiel is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. Dantumadiel is a rural municipality characterized by agriculture.HistoryThe first time Dantumadiel is mentioned was in a document from 1242. In 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) Dantumadeel was led by a grietman (mayor) who was holding office in Rinsumageast and Dantumawoude. The Dutch Municipalities Act of 1851 (Dutch: Gemeentewet van 1851) abolished the grietenijen, which automatically became gemeenten (municipalities) headed by a mayor.Population centresThe Dantumadiel municipality is composed of 10 towns with a total of 19,399 inhabitants in 2008; the towns and their 2008 populations are listed in the table.Source: Website Dantumadiel municipality* Including Feanwâldsterwâl (Veenwoudsterwal)Main sights Damwâld and Rinsumageast, are home to medieval churches.The villages Broeksterwâld Rinsumageast and Readtsjerk are home to mills. The Skierstins a medieval fortified house in Feanwâlden. <gallery heights=200px> Image:Broeksterwâld GrutteMûne1.JPG|thumb|De Grote Molen, Broeksterwoude, build in 1887 Image:Schierstins Veenwouden.jpg|The Skierstins </gallery>
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