Oude Bildtdijk
The Oude Bildtdijk, "Ouwe dyk" in the local dialect "Het Bildts" was the first dike in the former Dutch county Het Bildt, built in the 16th century, to protect the new lands from flooding.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Van Harenskerk and Anita Andriesensluis.
Anita Andriesensluis
Lock
Photo: Gouwenaar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Anita Andriesensluis is a lock, which is situated 3½ km east of Oude Bildtdijk.
De Slikwerker
Memorial
De Slikwerker is a memorial, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Oude Bildtdijk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nij Altoenae and Sint Annaparochie.
Nij Altoenae
Village
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Nij Altoenae is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 300 in January 2017.
Sint Annaparochie
Village
Sint Annaparochie is a village in the municipality of Waadhoeke in Friesland, Netherlands. It lies approximately 15 km northwest of Leeuwarden and had approximately 4,830 inhabitants in 2021. The village is named after Saint Anne, the mother of Mary. Sint Annaparochie is situated 2½ km southwest of Oude Bildtdijk.
Vrouwenparochie
Village
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Vrouwenparochie is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands, with a population of around 685 in 2021. It is called Froubuurt in the dialect of Het Bildt. Vrouwenparochie is situated 3 km southeast of Oude Bildtdijk.
Oude Bildtdijk
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: levee in the Netherlands
- Categories: levee and locality
- Location: Waadhoeke, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
53.29693° or 53° 17′ 49″ northLongitude
5.67236° or 5° 40′ 21″ eastElevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)Open location code
9F577MWC+QWOpenStreetMap ID
node 48343310OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Frisian—“Oude Bildtdijk” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Oude Bildtdijk”
- Dutch: “Oudebildtdijk”
- German: “Oude Bildtdijk”
- Western Frisian: “Alde Biltdyk”
- Western Frisian: “Aldebiltdyk”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nieuwe Bildtdijk and Polder Attesweg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kerk tussen de dijken and De Utwyk.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Oude Bildtdijk”. Photo: Gouwenaar, CC0.