Slijkenburg (West Frisian: Slikenboarch) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 36 in 2017.[3]

It is the southernmost village of Friesland, located at the Overijssel provincial border.[4]

The village was first mentioned in 1398 as Slickenborg; its name refers to a borg on silted soil.[5]

In 1580, a sluice was built in Slijkenburg.[5] In 1672, a sconce was built around the village to protect against the Prince-Bishop of Münster. Slijkenburg was home to 68 people in 1840.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022. combined with Spanga
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 8482JG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  3. ^ Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
  4. ^ a b "Slijkenburg". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Slijkenburg - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.

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