Belt-Schutsloot
Village in Overijssel, Netherlands
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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]
Belt-Schutsloot | |
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  Belt-Schutsloot Location in the Netherlands  Belt-Schutsloot Belt-Schutsloot (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°40′13″N 6°3′46″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Overijssel |
| Municipality | Steenwijkerland |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.31 km2 (3.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 565 |
| • Density | 54.8/km2 (142/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8066[1] |
| Dialing code | 038 |
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]
Gallery
Farms in Belt-Schutsloot![The milk man statue by Hans Mes [nl]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/20131022_De_melkvaarder_door_Hans_Mes_Belt-Schutsloot.jpg/120px-20131022_De_melkvaarder_door_Hans_Mes_Belt-Schutsloot.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
The milk man statue by Hans Mes
![The milk man statue by Hans Mes [nl]](#/media/File:20131022_De_melkvaarder_door_Hans_Mes_Belt-Schutsloot.jpg)
