Westhoek (
Bildts
Bildts () is a conservative Hollandic dialect spoken in the largest part of the former municipality Het Bildt in the Dutch province of Friesland. The dialect retains features from around 1505, when the area was reclaimed from the sea as ordered ...
: ''De Westhoek'') is a village in
Waadhoeke in the province of
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 ...
, the
Netherlands
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. It had a population of approximately 255 in 2021.
History
Westhoek (western corner) is the western part of the
Oudebildtdijk
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 ...
, which is the longest local road of the Netherlands with a length of .
Westhoek is considered outside of the build-up area, however it does have place name signs and a 30 km/h speed limit.
The
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, ...
was built in 1505 and
het Bildt
Het or HET may refer to:
Science and technology
* Hall-effect thruster, a type of ion thruster used for spacecraft propulsion
* Heavy Equipment Transporter, a vehicle in the US Army's Heavy Equipment Transport System
* Hobby–Eberly Telescope, a ...
was poldered which became the last ''
grietenij'' (predecessor of municipality) of Friesland. Around 1600, a new dike was constructed, and the old dike turned into a
linear settlement.
Around 1960, Westhoek was planned to be demolished, because many of the houses and farms were in bad conditions or derelict, and were not connected to the sewage system, however tiny adverts were placed in the major daily newspapers by the
slumlords offering cheap houses, Most buildings were quickly sold and subsequently restored.
Before 2018, the village was part of
het Bildt
Het or HET may refer to:
Science and technology
* Hall-effect thruster, a type of ion thruster used for spacecraft propulsion
* Heavy Equipment Transporter, a vehicle in the US Army's Heavy Equipment Transport System
* Hobby–Eberly Telescope, a ...
municipality and before 1991 Westhoek was not a village but a hamlet which was part of the village
Sint Jacobiparochie
Sint Jacobiparochie ( West Frisian and Bildts: ''Sint-Jabik'') is a village in the municipality of Waadhoeke in Friesland, the Netherlands. It lies about 13 km north of Franeker and had approximately 1,365 inhabitants in January 2017.
Hist ...
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Gallery
File:Oudebildtdijk 976, Sint Annaparochie.jpg, Farm in Westhoek
File:Oudebildtdijk1059 Sint Jacobiparochie.jpg, Farm in Westhoek
File:Oudebildtdijk 1208.JPG, House in Westhoek
File:Oude Bildtdijk De Westhoek- Leye Hoeve.JPG, Farm Leye Hoeve
References
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Waadhoeke
Populated places in Friesland