Bakkeveen () is a village in the municipality of

Opsterland Opsterland (; ) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. Population centres Drachten-Azeven is an industrial zone of Drachten located in Opsterland. Hamlets The hamlets within the municipality are: Ald Beets, Allards ...

in eastern

Friesland Friesland ( ; ; official ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia (), named after the Frisians, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen (p ...

(Fryslân) in the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

. It had a population of around 1,465 in January 2017.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1232-1233 as "apud Backenvene", and means "

raised bog Raised bogs, also called ombrotrophic bogs, are acidic, wet habitats that are poor in mineral salts and are home to flora and fauna that can cope with such extreme conditions. Raised bogs, unlike fens, are exclusively fed by precipitation (ombro ...

of Bakke (person)". Bakkeveen developed in the 13th century around the outpost Mariënhof of monastery in

Hallum Hallum is a village in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It is a village in the municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân and it had a population of around 2,746 in January 2017. The primary language spoken is West Frisian language, West Frisian ...

. In 1685, the Bakkeveense vaart was dug by the Drachtster Company to exploit the

peat Peat is an accumulation of partially Decomposition, decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, Moorland, moors, or muskegs. ''Sphagnum'' moss, also called peat moss, is one of the most ...

in the region. From 1732 onwards, the houses were moved to the canal by order of ''

Jonkheer (female equivalent: ; in the masculine only; ''jonkvrouw'' is used in the feminine, even in French; ) is an honorific in the Low Countries denoting the lowest rank within the nobility. In the Netherlands, this in general concerns a prefix used ...

'' Tjaerd van Aylva. A church was planned and a model had even been made, however it was never built. Bakkeveen was home to 453 people in 1840. The Dutch Reformed church was finally built in 1856 in neoclassic style. The was a farm built in 1818. In 1922, it was transformed into an estate by Baron . The estate has a forest. The estate was purchased by

Vereniging Natuurmonumenten Vereniging tot Behoud van Natuurmonumenten in Nederland (), also known as Vereniging Natuurmonumenten, is a Dutch nature conservation organization founded in 1905 by Jacobus Pieter Thijsse and Eli Heimans, that buys, protects, and manages nat ...

in 1997. In the late-20th century, the forests and heaths attracted recreational tourism to Bakkeveen.

Notable people

* Folkert Idsinga (born 1971), lawyer and politician * Eddy Schurer (born 1964), former racing cyclist *

Riemer van der Velde Riemer van der Velde (born 28 October 1940 in Bakkeveen) is a Dutch football functionary, who was a chairman of Dutch football club SC Heerenveen. He was in charge of the club for 23 years before resigning on 1 October 2006. At the time Van der ...

(born 1940), football functionary, former chairman of SC Heerenveen

Gallery

File:Bakkeveen Woning Weverswal 13.JPG, Farm turned residential home in Bakkeveen File:Bakkeveen Allardsoog Klokkenstoel.JPG, Bell tower File:De Drie Provinciën.JPG, Cafe-restaurant De Drie Provinciën File:Bakkeveen Friesland heide en recreanten 18 18 58 296000.jpeg, Nature near Bakkeveen

References

External links

{{Authority control Populated places in Friesland Geography of Opsterland