Boijl Explained

Boijl
Native Name:Boyl
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:52.9097°N 6.1994°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Weststellingwerf
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:17.54
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:5
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:890
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8392
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0561

Boijl (Western Frisian: Boyl) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 890 in 2017.[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1320 as Boilo. The etymology is unclear.[4] The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1641 and has 12th century elements. It does not have a church, but a bell tower from around 1600.

Boijl was home to 243 people in 1840.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8392MA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 2 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 2 April 2022.
  3. https://www.weststellingwerf.nl/ontdek-weststellingwerf/kerngegevens-gemeente-weststellingwerf_41292/ Villages
  4. Web site: Boijl - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 2 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Boijl . Plaatsengids . 2 April 2022 . nl.