Delfstrahuizen | |
Native Name: | Dolsterhuzen |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Coordinates: | 52.8736°N 5.8236°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | De Fryske Marren |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 14.61 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | -0.1 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 455 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 8508 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0514 |
Delfstrahuizen (Western Frisian: Dolsterhuzen) is a small village in De Fryske Marren in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 380 including the surrounding area in 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1408 as Nye Delfsterhuisen, and means settlement near a dug canal.[4] The villages of Delfstrahuizen and Echtenerbrug are separated by a canal. The area around Delfstrahuizen used to be a forest, but was cultivated during the 19th century. In 1840, Delfstrahuizen was home to 287 people. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1908. The previous church used to be located near the cemetery, however there are no records what it looked like.[5]
Before 1934, Delfstrahuizen was part of the Schoterland municipality.[5]