Oudebildtzijl ( fry, Aldebiltsyl;

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: ''Ouwe-Syl'') is a village in

Waadhoeke Waadhoeke is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2018 and consists of the former municipalities of Franekeradeel, het Bildt, Menameradiel and parts of Littenseradiel, all four of which were ...

municipality in the province of

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, the

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. It had a population of around 690 in January 2017. It is the starting point from which the Oude Bildtdijk was created. Until 2018, the village was part of the

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municipality.

History

The village was first mentioned after 1570 as niuwe zijl, and means "sluice in the old Bildt. It refers to a sluice from 1505. In 1600, the Nieuwe Bildtdijk was constructed and oude (old) was added to distinguish from . In 1504, a deal was struck between

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and four noblemen from

Holland Holland is a geographical regionG. Geerts & H. Heestermans, 1981, ''Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I'', Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht, p 1105 and former province on the western coast of the Netherlands. From the 10th to the 16th c ...

to '' polder'' the

Middelzee The Middelzee (Dutch for "middle sea"; fry, Middelsee), also called Bordine, was the estuary mouth of the River Boorne (West Frisian: ''Boarn'') now in the Dutch province of Friesland. It ran from as far south as Sneek northward to the Wadden Se ...

. In 1505, a dike (Oude Bildtdijk) was constructed. The sluice was renewed in 1906. In 1806, a

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Church was built in Oudebildtzijl. In 1909, the church was enlarged and a clergy house with tower was added to the front. The Juliana tower is in neoclassic style with an open pavillion. The church was decommissioned in 1997, and nowadays serves as visitor centre for the nature area Aerden Plaats. Oudebildtzijl was home to 604 people in 1840. In 1948, it became a village.

Notable people

* (1874-1946),

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Gallery

File:Oudebildtdijk, Oude Bildtzijl, Netherlands - Mapillary (tVZeyeBs9BatmS7QHoYnIg).jpg, Street view File:Exterieur OVERZICHT VOORGEVEL - Oude Bildtdijk - 20264643 - RCE.jpg, Farm in Oudebildtzijl File:Oude Bildtzijl IMG 0893.jpg, Canal view File:Kleine Gerrit Keizer by Hans Jouta, Oudebildtzijl, 2018 - 1.jpg, Statue of

References

External links

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website about Oudebildtzijl
{{Authority control Waadhoeke Populated places in Friesland