Blesdijke () is a village in
Weststellingwerf
Weststellingwerf (; Stellingwarfs: or ) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It borders both Drenthe and Overijssel. It is one of the municipalities of Friesland where the s ...
in the province of
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 ...
, 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 460 in 2008.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1350 as Blesdic, and means dike at a bare spot. Blesdijke developed in late middle ages on the road from
Oldemarkt to
Noordwolde. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1843 and has a wooden tower. The building is a replacement for a church which collapsed in 1836.
Blesdijke was home to 393 people in 1840.
Castle Old Stoutenburght is a
folly
In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of usual garden buildings.
Eighteenth-cent ...
which pretends to be a medieval castle.
As of 2021, the castle has four towers and is about tall.
Gallery
File:Blesdijke..jpg, Street view
File:Kasteel Old Stoutenburght van Gregorius Halman. Blesdijke.JPG, Castle Old Stoutenburght
File:Blesdijke Friesland..jpg, Street view
File:Blesdijke Windmotor.JPG, Windmotor
References
External links
Geography of Weststellingwerf
Populated places in Friesland
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