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{{Infobox settlement | name = Blokzijl | settlement_type = City | other_name = <!-- if different from name --> | native_name = <!-- if different from name --> | native_name_lang = nl | image_skyline = File:Blokzijl, de Havenkolk vanaf de Zuiderkade met zicht op de Bierkade en de Hervormde kerk (RM10448) en de Zeedijk IMG 2834 2018-04-20 14.49.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = View on the city | image_shield = Blokzijl wapen.svg | image_flag = Blokzijl vlag.svg | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_caption = | image_map1 = | map_caption1 = | pushpin_map = Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = [[Netherlands]] | subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Overijssel]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Steenwijkerland]] | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_party = | elevation_footnotes = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 8356BE |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 17 March 2022 }}</ref> | elevation_m = 1 | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | area_footnotes = <ref name="stat"/> | area_total_km2 = 16.28 | established_title = | established_date = | population_footnotes = <ref name="stat">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref> | population_total = 1,400 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_demonym = | population_note = | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in the Netherlands|Postal code]] | postal_code = 8356<ref name="stat"/> | area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Dialing code]] | area_code = 0527 | coordinates = {{coord|52|43|35|N|5|57|42|E|region:NL|display=inline, title}} }} '''Blokzijl''' is a small city located southwest of [[Steenwijk]] in the province of [[Overijssel]], the [[Netherlands]]. The city 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 (1580β81)]] in the [[Eighty Years' War]], the Dutch built a fortified [[Lock (water transport)|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 the Netherlands|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 city 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. In 1926, a fire destroyed part of the centre and damaged the church.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=blokzijl+brand&coll=ddd&page=2&facets%5Bperiode%5D%5B%5D=2%7C20e_eeuw%7C1920-1929%7C1926%7C&identifier=MMKB04:000144403:mpeg21:a0024&resultsidentifier=MMKB04:000144403:mpeg21:a0024&rowid=8 |title=De zware brand te Blokzijl |website=Haagsche courant |date=29 July 1926 |language=nl |access-date=17 March 2022 }}</ref> == Gallery == <gallery> Image:Blokzijl.JPG|Blokzijl harbour File:Blokzijl (11052599976).jpg|Street of Blokzijl File:Blokzijlpark.jpg|Blokzijl Park File:Wijk III, verbrande huizen - Blokzijl - 20036454 - RCE.jpg|1926 fire </gallery> == References == {{RefList}} {{Commons category|position=left}} {{Dutch municipality Steenwijkerland}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Cities in the Netherlands]] [[Category:Former municipalities of Overijssel]] [[Category:Populated places in Overijssel]] [[Category:Steenwijkerland]] {{Overijssel-geo-stub}}
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