Baflo Explained

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.

Church of St. Laurentius

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9953PA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 8 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 8 April 2022 . two entries.