Slijkenburg
Village in Friesland, Netherlands
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Slijkenburg (West Frisian: Slikenboarch) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 36 in 2017.[3]
Slijkenburg | |
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Village | |
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 Location in Weststellingwerf municipality | |
  Slijkenburg Location in the Netherlands  Slijkenburg Slijkenburg (Netherlands) | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  Weststellingwerf |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.05 km2 (3.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −0.6 m (−2.0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 235 |
| • Density | 23.4/km2 (60.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8482[1] |
| Dialing code | 0561 |
It is the southernmost village of Friesland, located at the Overijssel provincial border.[4]
The village was first mentioned in 1398 as Slickenborg; its name refers to a borg on silted soil.[5]
In 1580, a sluice was built in Slijkenburg.[5] In 1672, a sconce was built around the village to protect against the Prince-Bishop of Münster. Slijkenburg was home to 68 people in 1840.[4]
