Bakkeveen ( fry, Bakkefean) is a village in the municipality of

Opsterland Opsterland (; fry, Opsterlân) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. Population centres Drachten-Azeven is an industrial zone of Drachten located in Opsterland. Hamlets The hamlets within the municipality are: Al ...

in eastern

Friesland Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...

(Fryslân) in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. It had a population of around 1,465 in January 2017.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1232-1233 as "apud Backenvene", and means "

raised bog Raised bogs, also called ombrotrophic bogs, are acidic, wet habitats that are poor in mineral salts and are home to flora and fauna that can cope with such extreme conditions. Raised bogs, unlike fens, are exclusively fed by precipitation ( ombro ...

of Bakke (person)". Bakkeveen developed in the 13th century around the outpost Mariënhof of monastery in

Hallum Hallum is a village in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It is a village in the municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân and it had a population of around 2,746 in January 2017. The primary language spoken is West Frisian. Before 2019, the vil ...

. In 1685, the Bakkeveense vaart was dug by the Drachtster Company to exploit the

peat Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficien ...

in the region. From 1732 onwards, the houses were moved to the canal by order of ''

Jonkheer (female equivalent: ; french: Écuyer; en, Squire) is an honorific in the Low Countries denoting the lowest rank within the nobility. In the Netherlands, this in general concerns a prefix used by the untitled nobility. In Belgium, this is the ...

'' Tjaerd van Aylva. A church was planned and even model had been made, however it was never build. Bakkeveen was home to 453 people in 1840. The Dutch Reformed church was finally built in 1856 in neoclassic style. The was a farm built in 1818. In 1922, it was transformed into an estate by Baron . The estate has a forest. The estate was purchased by

Vereniging Natuurmonumenten Vereniging tot Behoud van Natuurmonumenten in Nederland ( en, Society for Preservation of Nature Monuments in the Netherlands), also known as Vereniging Natuurmonumenten, is a Dutch nature conservation organization founded in 1905 by Jacobus Pi ...

in 1997. In the late-20th century, the forests and heaths attracted recreational tourism to Bakkeveen.

Notable people

Folkert Idsinga Folkert Lútsen Idsinga (born 22 December 1971) is a Dutch tax lawyer and politician of the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He was a partner at Baker McKenzie and has been serving as a member of the House of R ...

(born 1971), lawyer and politician * Eddy Schurer (born 1964), former racing cyclist *

Riemer van der Velde Riemer van der Velde (born 28 October 1940 in Bakkeveen) is a Dutch football functionary, who was a chairman of Dutch football club SC Heerenveen. He was in charge of the club for 23 years before resigning on 1 October 2006. At the time Van der V ...

(born 1940), football functionary, former chairman of SC Heerenveen

Gallery

File:Bakkeveen Woning Weverswal 13.JPG, Farm turned residential home in Bakkeveen File:Bakkeveen Allardsoog Klokkenstoel.JPG, Bell tower File:De Drie Provinciën.JPG, Cafe-restaurant De Drie Provinciën File:Bakkeveen Friesland heide en recreanten 18 18 58 296000.jpeg, Nature near Bakkeveen

References

External links

{{Authority control Populated places in Friesland Geography of Opsterland