Langedijke Explained

Langedijke should not be confused with Langedijk.

Langedijke
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:52.9647°N 6.2886°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Ooststellingwerf
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:4.76
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:5
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:320
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8425
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0516

Langedijke (Western Frisian: Langedike) is a village consisting of about 290 inhabitants in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf in 2017[3] in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands.

The village was first mentioned in 1408 as Langedijc, and means "long dike".[4] The church was demolished in 1830, and only a bell tower remained. The bell dates from 1300 and is one of the oldest bells of Frieslands.[5]

In 1840, Langedijke was home to 36 people.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8435SB . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 1 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 1 April 2022.
  3. https://www.ooststellingwerf.nl/inwoners/dorpen_42128/ Villages
  4. Web site: Langedijke - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 1 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Oosterwolde . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . 2000 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9476 4 . nl . 1 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Langedijke . Plaatsengids . 1 April 2022 . nl.