| Dijken | |
| Native Name: | Diken |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 52.9544°N 5.7106°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: | 4.74 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -0.1 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 55 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 8528 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0513 |
Dijken (Western Frisian: Diken) is a small village in De Fryske Marren in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 65 in 2017.[3]
It was first mentioned in 1505 as "In de Dijcken", and means dikes.[4] Dijken used to have a church, but it was already in bad condition in 1650. In 1720, it was a ruin. The belfry remained, but was stolen by the Germans in 1944. In 1984, the belfry was rebuilt. In 1840, it was home to 70 people. Dijken is one of the few settlements in the Netherlands without street names, and the houses and farms are identified by just a number.[5]
Before 2009, Dijken was part of the Skarsterlân municipality and before 1984 it was part of Doniawerstal.[5]