Bakhuizen

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Bakhuizen Bakhuzen
Village
Bakhuizen Church
Location in De Friese Meren municipality
52°52′6″N 5°27′30″E / 52.86833°N 5.45833°E / 52.86833; 5.45833
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	De Fryske Marren
Area ^[1]
• Total	2.91 km² (1.12 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	7 m (23 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	1,045
• Density	360/km² (930/sq mi)
Postal code	8574^[1]
Dialing code	0514
Website	Official

Bakhuizen (West Frisian: Bakhuzen) is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is in the municipality De Fryske Marren, about 6 km east of the city of Stavoren.

Bakhuizen has about 1,075 inhabitants.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1412 as Backhuysen. The etymology is unclear.^[4] Bakhuizen developed in the 12th or 13th century on a clay ridge. Even though it belonged to Mirns, it developed independently and became a Catholic enclave.^[5] The first church was built in 1412. After the Reformation, the villagers used a clandestine church in Elfbergen [nl] and the wind mill Mole Polle.^[6] The Catholic St.-Odulphus Church was built between 1913 and 1914.^[5] In 1840, it was home to 477 people.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8574RA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS
^ "Bakhuizen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Bakhuizen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Bakhuizen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.