Oudebildtzijl

Oudebildtzijl

Oudebildtzijl

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Oudebildtzijl (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʌudəˌbɪltˈsɛil], West Frisian: Aldebiltsyl; Bildts: Ouwe-Syl) is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 690 in January 2017.[3]

Quick Facts Aldebiltsyl, Country ...

It is the starting point from which the Oude Bildtdijk was created. Until 2018, the village was part of the het Bildt municipality.[4]

History

The village was first mentioned after 1570 as niuwe zijl, and means "sluice in the old Bildt. It refers to a sluice from 1505. In 1600, the Nieuwe Bildtdijk was constructed and oude (old) was added to distinguish from Nieuwebildtzijl [nl].[5] In 1504, a deal was struck between George, Duke of Saxony and four noblemen from Holland to polder the Middelzee. In 1505, a dike (Oude Bildtdijk) was constructed.[6] The sluice was renewed in 1906.[7]

In 1806, a Mennonite Church was built in Oudebildtzijl. In 1909, the church was enlarged and a clergy house with tower was added to the front. The Juliana tower is in neoclassic style with an open pavillion.[7] The church was decommissioned in 1997, and nowadays serves as visitor centre for the nature area Aerden Plaats.[4]

Oudebildtzijl was home to 604 people in 1840.[4] In 1948, it became a village.[8]

Notable people

  • Gerrit Keizer [fy] (1874-1946), freak show artist, singer and acrobat, because of his height of 80 cm. Performed around the world.[9]
  • Street view
  • Farm in Oudebildtzijl
  • Canal view
  • Statue of Gerrit Keizer [fy]

References

  1. [1]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 9078PM". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. [3]
    Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CGB Statline
  4. [4]
    "Oudebildtzijl". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Oudebildtzijl - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Sint Jacobiparochie - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  7. [7]
    Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Peins" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  8. [8]
    "Oudebildtzijl". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  9. [9]
    "Kleine Gerrit Keizer". Keunstwurk (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Oudebildtzijl, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.