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Blauwhuis

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Also known as Blauhús

Blauwhuis () is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 585 in January 2017.

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Place details

Locality
Blauwhuis
Region
Fryslân
Country
Nederland
Population
590
Timezone
Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Blauwhuis
Settlement.native_name
Blauhús
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
Blauwhuis Sint-Vituskerk.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
St Vitus' Church
Settlement.image_flag
Blauwhuis vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Blauhûs wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map
Map NL Wymbritseradiel Blauhûs.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location in the former Wymbritseradiel municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map
Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Time zone
UTC+01:00
Image
20180817 Zicht op Blauwhuis met Sint Vituskerk1.jpg
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Commons category
Blauwhuis (Friesland)
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Encyclopedic overview

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Blauwhuis () is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 585 in January 2017.

==History== The village was first mentioned in 1718 as 't Blauw Huys, and means "blue houses" after the tiles of the polder office who had been responsible for the 1622 poldering of the lake Sensmeer. In 1651, a priest was in charge of the polder house and started to invite other Catholics to the area, and developed into a Catholic enclave during the 18th century.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Blauwhuis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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