Delfstrahuizen

Also known as Dolsterhuzen

Delfstrahuizen () 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.

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It sits within the topics De Fryske Marren and Populated places in Friesland.

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Place details

Locality: Delfstrahuizen
Region: Fryslân
Country: Nederland
Population: 515
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +2
Settlement.postal_code: 8508
Settlement.postal_code_type: Postal code
Settlement.name: Delfstrahuizen
Settlement.native_name: Dolsterhuzen
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Delfstrahuizen 01.JPG
Settlement.image_map: Map NL Lemsterlân Dolsterhuzen.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the former Lemsterlân municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Dolsterhuzen
Image: Delfstrahuizen 01.JPG

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Commons category: Delfstrahuizen
postal code: 8508

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Delfstrahuizen () 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.

==History== The village was first mentioned in 1408 as Nye Delfsterhuisen, and means settlement near a dug canal. 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Delfstrahuizen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.