Moddergat
Moddergat | |
|---|---|
Village | |
View from the seaside | |
| Nickname: Blabberpoepert | |
Location in the former Dongeradeel municipality | |
| Coordinates: 53°24′7″N 6°4′57″E / 53.40194°N 6.08250°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland |
| Municipality | Noardeast-Fryslân |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.91 km2 (0.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1.1 m (3.6 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 235 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 9142 |
| 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. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.
The name of the village means 'mud hole' in Dutch and in West Frisian. Moddergat is twinned with Peazens, and they are often referred to as "Peazens-Moddergat".
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.
In 2004, NCRV television organized a competition for most beautiful place in the Netherlands. Moddergat came in second after Weerribben-Wieden National Park.