Blijham

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Blijham
Village
Dutch Reformed Church of Blijham in 1992
Blijham
Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°06′27″N 7°04′35″E / 53.1074°N 7.0765°E / 53.1074; 7.0765Coordinates: 53°06′27″N 7°04′35″E / 53.1074°N 7.0765°E / 53.1074; 7.0765
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Municipality Bellingwedde
Area (2012)[1]
 • Total 237 ha (586 acres)
 • Land 235 ha (581 acres)
 • Water 2 ha (5 acres)
Population (2012)[1]
 • Total 2,105
 • Density 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 9697[2]
Area code 0597[3]
ISO 3166 code NL-GR

Blijham (Dutch pronunciation: [blɛiˈɦɑm]) is a village with a population of 2,105 in the municipality of Bellingwedde in the Netherlands.

Etymology

In the name Blijham, which is pronounced as [blɛiˈɦɑm], the part -ham means 'homestead'.[4]

History

The first settlement dates back to circa 1000 CE. It was built on top of a horseshoe-shaped sand ridge, on the road between the cities of Groningen and Münster. At the time, the water of the Dollart reached all the way down to the settlement.[5]

The village of Blijham is formed out of the two population centres of Kerkhorn and Molenhorn, which are now completely connected.[5]

Until 1968, Blijham was part of the municipality of Wedde.[6] On 1 September 1968 the municipalities of Bellingwolde and Wedde were merged into the new municipality of Bellingwedde,[7] of which Blijham then became a part.

Geography

Located in the west of the municipality Bellingwedde
Map of Bellingwedde with Blijham in the west of the municipality

Blijham is located at 53°06′27″N 7°04′35″E / 53.1074°N 7.0765°E / 53.1074; 7.0765 in the west of the municipality Bellingwedde, in the east of the province of Groningen, in the northeast of the Netherlands. The village is situated between the rivers Pekel Aa and Westerwoldse Aa, and amid the village of Oude Pekela (to the west), the city of Winschoten (northwest), and the villages of Oudeschans (northeast), Bellingwolde (east), Vriescheloo (southeast), and Wedde (south).

Blijham is an administrative neighbourhood (Dutch: buurt) and district (Dutch: wijk). The district Blijham is one of three districts in Bellingwedde, the other two being Bellingwolde and Oost. The district Blijham contains the neighbourhoods Blijham, Morige, Wedde, Wedderheide, Wedderveer, and some scattered houses.[1]

Demographics

As of 2012, Blijham has a population of 2,105 and a population density of 890 /km2 (2,300 /sq mi).[1]

Education

There are two primary schools in the village, the public school De Wiekslag and the Christian school De Loopplank.[8] The nearest secondary schools are in Bellingwolde,[9] Oude Pekela,[10] and Winschoten.[11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (Dutch) Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Statistics Netherlands, 2013. Retrieved on 19 January 2014.
  2. ↑ (Dutch) Resultaten voor "Blijham,", Postcode.nl. Retrieved on 19 January 2014.
  3. ↑ (Dutch) Netnummer zoeken, Telefoonboek.nl. Retrieved on 19 January 2014.
  4. ↑ (Dutch) Heem (verblijfplaats), Etymologiebank.nl. Retrieved on 19 January 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 (Dutch) Blijham, Municipality of Bellingwedde. Retrieved on 19 January 2014.
  6. ↑ (Dutch) J. Kuyper, "Wedde", Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1867. Retrieved on 19 January 2014.
  7. ↑ (Dutch) Henk Beernink, Zitting 1967-1968-9409, National Library of the Netherlands. Retrieved on 19 Januari 2014.
  8. ↑ (Dutch) Basisonderwijs, Municipality of Bellingwedde. Retrieved on 19 January 2014.
  9. ↑ (Dutch) Voortgezet onderwijs, Municipality of Bellingwedde. Retrieved on 19 January 2014.
  10. ↑ (Dutch) Voortgezet Onderwijs, Municipality of Pekela. Retrieved on 19 January 2014.
  11. ↑ (Dutch) Winschoten, Ubbo Emmius. Retrieved on 19 January 2014.

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