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 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 ...

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

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. It had a population of approximately 255 in 2021.

History

Westhoek (western corner) is the western part of the Oudebildtdijk, 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

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was poldered which became the last ''

grietenij A ''grietenij'' was a forerunner to the '' gemeente'' or municipality in Frisia, particularly in Friesland, and also in Groningen which are now a part of the Netherlands. From the end of the 16th century until 1851, there were a total of 30 ''gri ...

'' (predecessor of municipality) of Friesland. Around 1600, a new dike was constructed, and the old dike turned into a

linear settlement A linear settlement is a (normally small to medium-sized) settlement or group of buildings that is formed in a long line. Many of these settlements are formed along a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Others form due to physical re ...

. 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

slumlord A slumlord (or slum landlord) is a slang term for a landlord, generally an absentee landlord with more than one property, who attempts to maximize profit by minimizing spending on property maintenance, often in deteriorating neighborhoods, and t ...

s offering cheap houses, Most buildings were quickly sold and subsequently restored. Before 2018, the village was part of

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 ...

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

{{Authority control Waadhoeke Populated places in Friesland