Boelenslaan () is a village in

Achtkarspelen Achtkarspelen () is a municipality in Friesland in the northern Netherlands. History The name ''Achtkarspelen'', literally meaning "eight parishes", is derived from the original eight parishes within the ''grietenij'', namely: Augustinusga, Buite ...

municipality in

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 ...

province in the northern Netherlands. As of January 2017, Boelenslaan has 1141 inhabitants The village is in the "Friese Wouden" in the

Frisia Frisia is a cross-border cultural region in Northwestern Europe. Stretching along the Wadden Sea, it encompasses the north of the Netherlands and parts of northwestern Germany. The region is traditionally inhabited by the Frisians, a West Ger ...

n forests.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1899 as Boelenslaan, and means (dead-end) road to the settlement of the Boelens family. The Boelens family used to be ''

grietman A grietman (from Old Frisian ''greta'' to accuse, to summon) is partly a forerunner of the current rural mayor in the province of Friesland, and partly the forerunner of a judge. The area of jurisdiction was the municipality or gemeente. In the j ...

'' (mayors) who owned large parcels of land. Boelenslaan was originally a

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 ...

excavation settlement. In 1852, a church was built. The white church is a chapel of the Continued Reformed Church.

The Flag of Boelenslaan

The color red refers to the

heathland A heath () is a shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and characterised by open, low-growing woody vegetation. Moorland is generally related to high-ground heaths with—especially in Great Britain—a cooler ...

and the severability fight of the population, the color yellow refers to the

Sand Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided mineral particles. Sand has various compositions but is defined by its grain size. Sand grains are smaller than gravel and coarser than silt. Sand can also refer to a textural class of s ...

grounds. The color green refers to Friese Wouden, from the village area. The silver rose is the

coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central ele ...

of the

noble family Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy (class), aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below Royal family, royalty. Nobility has often been an Estates of the realm, estate of the realm with many e ...

Boelens, after whom it was named.friesland-digitaal.eu
In Dutch language, about the history of Boelenslaan

Gallery

File:Binnenkomst Boelenslaan vanuit het zuidwesten.jpg, Welcome to Boelenslaan File:Bejaardenwoningkjes Pieter Jellesstrjitte. Boelenslaan.JPG, Berries File:1 De Wyk. Boelenslaan.JPG, House in Boelenslaan File:Fietsen fabriek Pointer in Boelenslaan.jpg, Bicycle factory

References

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{{Authority control Achtkarspelen Populated places in Friesland