| Blankenham | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Overijssel |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Steenwijkerland |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -0.4 |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.35 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 220 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 8373 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0527 |
| Coordinates: | 52.7623°N 5.8935°W |
Blankenham is a village in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Steenwijkerland. Until 1973, it was a separate municipality.
Blankenham is situated on the dike along the former Zuiderzee. It was named after Frederick of Blankenheim, the Prince-Bishop of Utrecht[3] who gave the villagers permission to build a church and establish an independent parish.[4] The village was severely effected by floods in 1776 and 1825.[3] In 1840, it was home to 282 people.[5]
The Dutch Reformed Church was finished in 1893, and is near a little pond which is a remnant of the 1825 flood. It replaced an 1816 church which was lost due to a lightning strike.[3] The canon dates from 1817,[5] and was last fired in 1964. There used to be two, but one was donated to the museum in Schokland.[5] On 31 December 1963, the canon was stolen and moved to Luttelgeest. After 18 days, the canon was returned with a stone lion to guard it. The lion was stolen from Emmeloord.[6]