Slijkenburg
Village in Friesland, Netherlands
52°48′25″N 5°50′36″E / 52.80694°N 5.84333°E / 52.80694; 5.84333
Netherlands
Friesland
Weststellingwerf (2021)[1]
8482[1]
Slijkenburg (West Frisian: Slikenboarch) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 36 in 2017.[3]
It is the southernmost village of Friesland, located at the Overijssel provincial border.[4]
The village was first mentioned in 1398 as Slickenborg; its name refers to a borg on silted soil.[5]
In 1580, a sluice was built in Slijkenburg.[5] In 1672, a sconce was built around the village to protect against the Prince-Bishop of Münster. Slijkenburg was home to 68 people in 1840.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
combined with Spanga
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8482JG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
- ^ a b "Slijkenburg". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Slijkenburg - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
External links
Media related to Slijkenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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Populated places in the municipality of Weststellingwerf
- Wolvega
- Blesdijke
- De Blesse
- Boijl
- De Hoeve
- Langelille
- Munnekeburen
- Nijeholtpade
- Nijeholtwolde
- Nijelamer
- Nijetrijne
- Noordwolde
- Noordwolde-Zuid [nl]
- Oldeholtpade
- Oldeholtwolde
- Oldelamer
- Oldetrijne
- Oosterstreek
- Peperga
- Scherpenzeel
- Slijkenburg
- Sonnega
- Spanga
- Steggerda
- Ter Idzard
- Vinkega
- Willemsoord (small part)
- Zandhuizen
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