Zijldijk () is a village in the municipality of

Eemsdelta Eemsdelta () is a municipality in the province of Groningen, Netherlands formed from the merger of Appingedam, Delfzijl and Loppersum. The municipality came into existence on 1 January 2021. Geography As of 2020, the areas encompassed by the m ...

Groningen Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...

, the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. It is located along the N46 road between the city of

and the Eemshaven seaport.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1424 as "Ubba Ffockema up den Zyldyck", and means

sluice Sluice ( ) is a word for a channel controlled at its head by a movable gate which is called a sluice gate. A sluice gate is traditionally a wood or metal barrier sliding in grooves that are set in the sides of the waterway and can be considered ...

and

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 1272, a sluice was built at the site in the newly ''

polder A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are: # Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed # Flood plains s ...

ed'' land around

't Zandt t Zandt () is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Eemsdelta. 't Zandt was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Loppersum. The municipality covered the villages 't Zandt, Zeeri ...

. In 1317, a dike was built northwards towards

Uithuizermeeden Uithuizermeeden is a village in the Netherlands, with a population of about 3,200 people. It is part of the municipality of Het Hogeland, close to the Wadden Sea. The most important points are the ''Meijster Toren'' and the ''Rensumaborg'' (dated ...

. In 1444, the land to the east of Zijldijk was ''poldered'' and the sluice became obsolete. Zijldijk has three churches. The Mennomite church was built in 1772 in a non conspicuous barn-like building. It is still in use as a church. The Dutch Reformed church has been reconstructed as a village house. The

Reformed Church Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Cal ...

was constructed in 1886, and nowadays serves as a care facility. Zijldijk was home to 454 people in 1840.

Gallery

Fivelweg 31, aanzicht - Zijldijk - 20224090 - RCE.jpg, Zijldijk in 1969 File:Zijldijk - doopsgezinde vermaning (1).jpg, Mennonite church File:Zijldijk - voormalige gereformeerde kerk.jpg, Former Reformed church

References

External links

* Populated places in Groningen (province) Eemsdelta {{Groningen-geo-stub