| Blije | |
| Native Name: | Blija |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.3517°N 5.8611°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Noardeast-Fryslân |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.50 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 0.9 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 840 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9171 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0519 |
Blije (Dutch; Flemish: Blija) is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 860 in January 2017.[3] Before 2019, the village was part of the Ferwerderadiel municipality.
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Blitha. The etymology is unclear.[4] Blije is a terp (artificial living mound) village which developed several centuries before Christ. The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 13th century and received its current shape in 1741.[5]
In 1840, Blije was home to 911 people.[6] Most of the terp except for the graveyard was excavated during the late-19th century.[5] During the 20th century, retail disappeared from the village, and only the pub remained.[6]