Nieuwe Bildtdijk

The Nieuwe Bildtdijk, "Nije dyk" in the local language of "Het Bildts", is a

dike Dyke (UK) or dike (US) may refer to: General uses * Dyke (slang), a slang word meaning "lesbian" * Dike (geology), a subvertical sheet-like intrusion of magma or sediment * Dike (mythology), ''Dikē'', the Greek goddess of moral justice * Dikes, ...

in the Dutch municipality Waadhoeke which was built around the year 1600 to protect the land from flooding. It protected the

Wester Bildtpollen In 1715 the western area of the county Het Bildt was dyked in order to reclaim it from the sea. It was named the . From then on the area was protected from the sea by the Nieuwe Bildtdijk The Nieuwe Bildtdijk, "Nije dyk" in the local langua ... ...

and the

Ooster Bildtpollen Ooster Bildtpollen is the northern-east part of the Dutch county Het Bildt in Friesland. The dikework walling off the sea was completed in 1754. The western part is called the Wester Bildtpollen and the dike that protected these lands against the ...

from the Waddenzee. A new higher and stronger dike between it and the sea makes it no longer the first barrier to the sea. Nowadays a narrow road runs along the top of the dike and many houses and farmhouses are situated on this dike, mainly on the northern side. The Nieuwe Bildtdijk superseded the older more inland dike, the

Oude Bildtdijk The Oude Bildtdijk, "Ouwe dyk" in the local dialect "Het Bildts" was the first dike in the former Dutch county Het Bildt, built in the 16th century, to protect the new lands from flooding. Het Bildt once was part of the Middelzee and even until th ...

. At the eastern end is a small village called Nieuwe Bildtzijl and at the western end is the hamlet

Zwarte Haan Zwarte is the Dutch word for black and may refer to: *Zwarte Piet, companion of Saint Nicholas in the folklore and legends of the Netherlands and Flanders *The Zwarte Water, a Dutch river *The Étangs Noirs/Zwarte Vijvers metro station, a Brussel ...

. Buildings and structures in Friesland Waadhoeke Dikes in the Netherlands 17th-century establishments in the Dutch Republic 1600 establishments in Europe {{Friesland-geo-stub