Blokzijl

Blokzijl is a small town located southwest of Steenwijk in the province of Overijssel, the Netherlands. The town is a major tourist destination near the De Weerribben-Wieden National Park and attracts many water sports enthusiasts.

Blokzijl was founded in the 1580s as a trading post for peat. After the Siege of Steenwijk (1580–81) in the Eighty Years' War, the Dutch built a fortified lock or in local dialect zijl or siel. The monumental houses around the picturesque harbour were built during 17th century. Blokzijl received city rights in 1672, but was stripped of them a few years later. Until 1973, it was a separate municipality, when it became a component of the new municipality Brederwiede; it is now part of Steenwijkerland.

One the interesting sights of the town is an old cannon, located on the harbour quay. This cannon was not used for defense purposes, but as a warning device during storm and high tide. Flooding was a real danger before the Noordoostpolder and the Afsluitdijk were constructed in the 1930-40's. One residential building shows the height the water reached during a flood in 1825.

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Timeline

• Death of Klaas Klasen Ter Heide
  October 16, 1766
• Birth of Geertjen Spijker
  February 14, 1779
• Marriage of Jan Cornelis De Boer, Geertjen Spijker
  August 26, 1801
• Death of Annegiem Gozems Van der Woert
  November 9, 1806
• Birth of Jan Jans De Boer
  June 9, 1815
• Birth of Giesje De Boer[1]
  sometime between July 13, 1824 and July 12, 1825[1]
• Residence of Jan Cornelis De Boer
  sometime before April 30, 1835[2]
• Death of Jan Cornelis De Boer
  April 30, 1835[2]
• Marriage of Jan Jans De Boer, Petertje Ter Heide
  April 27, 1848[3]
• Birth of Pieter Van der Noord
  September 22, 1848[4][5]
• Death of Geertjen Spijker
  June 21, 1855
• Residence of Jan Jans De Boer
  around November 12, 1891[6]
• Residence of Klaas De Boer
  from around November 12, 1891 until around September 29, 1894[6][7][8]
• Birth of Jan Jacobus De Boer
  November 20, 1892[9]
• Birth of Jan Jacobus De Boer
  November 20, 1892[7][9]
• Residence of Aaltje Eikelboom
  from around November 21, 1892 until around September 14, 1895[7][8][9]
• Birth of Jacobus De Boer
  September 28, 1894[8][9][10]

External links

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References

1. Gemeente Vollenhove Burgerlijke stand VollenhoveVollenhoveDeath record for Giesje de Boer, civil registry of deaths, Ambt Vollenhove, 1865-07-12, record 36
2. Gemeente Blokzijl Burgerlijke Stand BlokzijlBlokzijlDeath record for Jan Cornelis de Boer, civil registry of deaths, Blokzijl, 1835-04-30, record 11
3. UnknownMarriage record for Jan de Boer & Petertje ter Heide, 1845-04-30
4. Gemeente Leeuwarden Bevolkingsregister LeeuwardenPopulation registry, Leeuwarden, 1848-1859, sheet 199
5. Gemeente Leeuwarden Bevolkingsregister LeeuwardenPopulation registry, Leeuwarden, 1859-1876, sheet 166
6. Gemeente Amsterdam Burgerlijke Stand AmsterdamAmsterdamMarriage record for Klaas de Boer & Aaltje Eikelboom, civil registry of marriages, Amsterdam, 1891-11-12, record 2712
7. Gemeente Blokzijl Burgerlijke Stand BlokzijlBlokzijlBirth record for Jan Jacobus de Boer, civil registry of births, Blokzijl, 1892-11-21, record 46
8. Gemeente Blokzijl Burgerlijke Stand BlokzijlBlokzijlBirth record for Jacobus de Boer, civil registry of births, Blokzijl, 1894-09-29, records 37-38
9. Gemeente Steenwijkerland Bevolkinsgsregister SteenwijkerlandSteenwijkerlandCivil registry, Steenwijkerland, 1890-1905, A-J, sheet 57
10. Gemeente Amsterdam Burgerlijke Stand AmsterdamAmsterdamMarriage record for Jacobus de Boer & Johanna Truijen, civil registry of marriages, Amsterdam, 1918-05-30, record 419