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Blokzijl
Sign in to saveBlokzijl is a small city located southwest of Steenwijk in the province of Overijssel, the Netherlands. The city is a major tourist destination near the De Weerribben-Wieden National Park and attracts many water sports enthusiasts.
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Place details
- Locality
- Blokzijl
- Region
- Overijssel
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 1,110
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Blokzijl
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- nl
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Blokzijl, de Havenkolk vanaf de Zuiderkade met zicht op de Bierkade en de Hervormde kerk (RM10448) en de Zeedijk IMG 2834 2018-04-20 14.49.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View on the city
- Settlement.image_shield
- Blokzijl wapen.svg
- Settlement.image_flag
- Blokzijl vlag.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Overijssel
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Steenwijkerland
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 1
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 16.28
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Blokzijl is a small city located southwest of Steenwijk in the province of Overijssel, the Netherlands. The city is a major tourist destination near the De Weerribben-Wieden National Park and attracts many water sports enthusiasts.
Blokzijl was founded in the 1580s as a trading post for peat. After the Siege of Steenwijk (1580–81) in the Eighty Years' War, the Dutch built a fortified lock or in local dialect zijl or siel. The monumental houses around the picturesque harbour were built during 17th century. Blokzijl received city rights in 1672, but was stripped of them a few years later. Until 1973, it was a separate municipality, when it became a component of the new municipality Brederwiede; it is now part of Steenwijkerland.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Blokzijl” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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