Ossenzijl (Dutch Low Saxon: Ossenziel) is a village in the municipality Steenwijkerland of the Dutch province of Overijssel. It started as a sluice owned by the Osse family. It is an entry point to the Weerribben-Wieden National Park.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1437 as Ossenzyle, and refers to a sluice which was owned by the Osse family.[3][4] The original sluice was destroyed in 1570, and rebuilt in 1790. Ossenzijl developed into a harbour village for peat export.[4] In 1840, it was home to 281 people.[5] In 1930, the sluice was removed.[3] Several small windmills have been built on the edge of the Weerribben,[4] including two tjaskers, little windmills for drainage.[6][7]
Ossenzijl serves as one of the entry points to the Weerribben, a large bog, and the Frisian Lakes.[8] After World War II, the village became a tourist destination. Many of the houses were rebuilt as a holiday homes,[4] and a marina was added to the village.[5] The Weerribben was declared a national park in 1992. In 2009, De Wieden was added forming a 105 square kilometres (41 sq mi) nature area.[9]
Notable people
- Richard Veenstra (born 1981), darts player[10]
Gallery
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Village street -
Tjasker -
Little Rehoboth church -
![Well statue by Hanneke Pereboom [nl]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Waterput_Hanneke_Pereboom_Ossenzijl.jpg/90px-Waterput_Hanneke_Pereboom_Ossenzijl.jpg)
Well statue by Hanneke Pereboom
![Well statue by Hanneke Pereboom [nl]](https://kihulane.eu/encyclopedia/kaja-kallas?rdp_we_resource=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3AWaterput_Hanneke_Pereboom_Ossenzijl.jpg)
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8376ED". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Ossenzijl - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove (1998). "Ossenzijl" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9200 1. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Ossenzijl". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Tjasker Kalenberg Z". Molendatabase (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Tjasker Kalenberg N". Molendatabase (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Ossenzijl". Visit Weerribben Wieden (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Weerribben Wieden". Weerribben Wieden (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Voor darter Richard Veenstra uit Ossenzijl lonkt de PDC, maar hij wil nu nog niet alles opgeven". De Stentor (in Dutch). 9 November 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2022.