Blesdijke

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

52°49′49″N 6°0′49″E / 52.83028°N 6.01361°E / 52.83028; 6.01361Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality

WeststellingwerfArea

^[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 code0561

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]

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]

Gallery

Street view
Castle Old Stoutenburght
Street view
Windmotor

References

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