 From 1973 onwards, the two "villages" (each of which essentially represented one half of the same core built-up area) were administratively combined and the entire area was henceforth called Burdaard.However, the village was still split between two municipalities–a situation that ended in 1984, when municipal reorganization was introduced and the entire village became part of Ferwerderadiel.In 1972, the mill De Zwaluw was struck by lightning and burnt down.