Boelenslaan

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Boelenslaan
Boelensloane
Village
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Location in the Netherlands
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Boelenslaan
Boelenslaan (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°09′43″N06°08′41″E / 53.16194°N 6.14472°E / 53.16194; 6.14472
Country Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Province Frisian flag.svg Friesland
Municipality Flag of Achtkarspelen.svg Achtkarspelen
Area
[1]
  Total6.99 km2 (2.70 sq mi)
Elevation
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2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total1,295
  Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9233 [1]
Dialing code 0512

Boelenslaan (West Frisian : Boelensloane) is a village in Achtkarspelen municipality in Friesland province in the northern Netherlands.

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As of January 2017, Boelenslaan has 1141 inhabitants [3]

The village is in the "Friese Wouden" in the Frisian forests.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1899 as Boelenslaan, and means (dead-end) road to the settlement of the Boelens family. [4] The Boelens family used to be grietman (mayors) who owned large parcels of land. Boelenslaan was originally a peat excavation settlement. In 1852, a church was built. The white church is a chapel of the Continued Reformed Church. [5]

The Flag of Boelenslaan

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The color red refers to the heathland and the severability fight of the population, the color yellow refers to the Sandgrounds. The color green refers to Friese Wouden, from the village area. The silver rose is the coat of arms of the noble family Boelens, after whom it was named. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2022. two entries
  2. "Postcodetool for 9233KA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  3. Villages Archived 2017-04-22 at the Wayback Machine - Achtkarspelen (in Dutch)
  4. "Boelenslaan - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. "Boelenslaan". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. friesland-digitaal.eu In Dutch language, about the history of Boelenslaan

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Coordinates: 53°10′N6°09′E / 53.167°N 6.150°E / 53.167; 6.150