Blesdijke

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Blesdijke
Village
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Blesdijke Church
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Location in Weststellingwerf municipality
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Blesdijke
Location in the Netherlands
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Blesdijke
Blesdijke (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°49′49″N6°0′49″E / 52.83028°N 6.01361°E / 52.83028; 6.01361
Country Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Province Frisian flag.svg Friesland
Municipality Weststellingwerf flag.svg Weststellingwerf
Area
[1]
 • Total15.62 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
Elevation
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−0.3 m (−1.0 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total485
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Postal code
8398 [1]
Dialing code 0561

Blesdijke (West Frisian : Blesdike) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 460 in 2008. [3]

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1350 as Blesdic, and means dike at a bare spot. [4] Blesdijke developed in late middle ages on the road from Oldemarkt to Noordwolde. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1843 and has a wooden tower. The building is a replacement for a church which collapsed in 1836. [5]

Blesdijke was home to 393 people in 1840. [6]

Castle Old Stoutenburght is a folly which pretends to be a medieval castle. [7] As of 2021, the castle has four towers and is about 27 metres (89 ft) tall. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 8398ER". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
  4. ↑ "Blesdijke - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  5. ↑ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Blesdijke" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN   90 400 9476 4 . Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Blesdijke". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Old Stoutenburg". Stinsen in Friesland (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.

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