Nieuwe Bildtdijk

Nieuwe Bildtdijk: image of the Nieuwe Bildtdijk

The Nieuwe Bildtdijk, "Nije dyk" in the local language of "Het Bildts", is a dike in the Dutch county Het Bildt which was built around the year 1600 and was to protect the land from flooding. It protected the Wester Bildtpollen and the Ooster Bildtpollen from the Waddenzee. A new higher and stronger dike between it and the sea makes it no longer the first barrier to the sea. Nowadays a narrow road runs along the top of the dike and many houses and farmhouses are situated on this dike, mainly on the northern side. The Nieuwe Bildtdijk superseded the older more inland dike the Oude Bildtdijk.

At the eastern end is a small village called Nieuwe Bildtzijl and at the western end you'll find the hamlet Zwarte Haan. Coordinates: 53°18′31″N 5°40′57″E / 53.30861°N 5.6825°E / 53.30861; 5.6825

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Buildings and structures in Friesland
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Oude Bildtdijk — view on a western part of the Oude Bildtdijk The Oude Bildtdijk, Ouwe dyk in the local language Het Bildts was the first dike in the Dutch county Het Bildt, built in the 16th century, to protect the new lands from flooding. Het Bildt once was… … Wikipedia
Het Bildt — Infobox Settlement official name = Het Bildt image seal size = 70px mapsize = 280px subdivision type = Country subdivision name = Netherlands subdivision type1 = Province subdivision name1 = Friesland area footnotes = (2006) area total km2 =… … Wikipedia
Ooster Bildtpollen — is the northern east part of the Dutch county Het Bildt in Friesland. The dikework walling off the sea was completed in 1754. The western part is called the Wester Bildtpollen and the dike that protected these lands against the sea is called the… … Wikipedia
Wester Bildtpollen — In 1715 this western area of the county Het Bildt was bediked, named the nl. Wester Bildtpollen . From then on the area was protected from the see by the Nieuwe Bildtdijk. On 12 March 1751 the complete area was sold. In 1754 the eastern part, the … Wikipedia

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