Baflo | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Baflo in the province of Groningen |
Coordinates: | 53.3619°N 6.5133°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Groningen |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Het Hogeland |
Area Total Km2: | 31.45 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 0.8 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 2,045 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 9953 & 9956 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0595 |
Baflo (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈbɑfloː/; Bavvelt pronounced as /ˈbaʋl̩t/) is a village in the municipality of Het Hogeland, Netherlands.
Famous people born in Baflo include humanist Rodolphus Agricola (1443/1444–1485) and jurist Gezina van der Molen (1892–1972).
Until 1990, Baflo was a separate municipality. Baflo has a railway station.
Baflo church was originally dedicated to St. Laurentius. It is the large one-aisled church with free standing tower. The church was first mentioned in 1211. The tower of church is separated from the main building.