Belt-Schutsloot is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Steenwijkerland, about 3 km north of Zwartsluis.[3]

The village originally consisted of two parts, Belt (also called "Zandbelt") and Schutsloot, and was also called "Schutsloot en Zandbelt".[4]

Overview

It was first mentioned in 1748 as "Sandbeld en Schutsloot". Belt means little height, and Schutsloot means "ditch with sluice".[5] It started as two villages along a canal which merged into a single settlement. In 1840, Zandbelt was home to 130 people and Schutsloot 208 people.[6]

Up to 1959, Belt-Schutsloot could not be accessed by road. The village is similar to nearby Giethoorn, however it has not fallen pray to mass tourism.[6]

  • Farms in Belt-Schutsloot
    Farms in Belt-Schutsloot
  • The milk man statue by Hans Mes [nl]
    The milk man statue by Hans Mes [nl]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 8066AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  4. ^ Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 10 (S), 1847, p. 314. "Schutsloot en Zandbelt".
  5. ^ "Belt-Schutsloot - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Belt-Schutsloot". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 March 2022.


52°40′18″N 6°3′50″E / 52.67167°N 6.06389°E / 52.67167; 6.06389


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt-Schutsloot
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