Ossenzijl

Village in Overijssel, Netherlands

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52°48′30″N 5°55′02″E / 52.8084°N 5.9173°E / 52.8084; 5.9173CountryNetherlandsProvinceOverijsselMunicipalitySteenwijkerlandArea

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• Total15.67 km² (6.05 sq mi)Elevation

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−0.4 m (−1.3 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total565 • Density36/km² (93/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

8376^[1]

Dialing code0561

Ossenzijl (Dutch Low Saxon: Ossenziel) is a village in the municipality Steenwijkerland of the Dutch province of Overijssel. It started as a sluice owned by the Osse family. It is an entry point to the Weerribben-Wieden National Park.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1437 as Ossenzyle, and refers to a sluice which was owned by the Osse family.^[3]^[4] The original sluice was destroyed in 1570, and rebuilt in 1790. Ossenzijl developed into a harbour village for peat export.^[4] In 1840, it was home to 281 people.^[5] In 1930, the sluice was removed.^[3] Several small windmills have been built on the edge of the Weerribben,^[4] including two tjaskers, little windmills for drainage.^[6]^[7]

Ossenzijl serves as one of the entry points to the Weerribben, a large bog, and the Frisian Lakes.^[8] After World War II, the village became a tourist destination. Many of the houses were rebuilt as a holiday homes,^[4] and a marina was added to the village.^[5] The Weerribben was declared a national park in 1992. In 2009, De Wieden was added forming a 105 square kilometres (41 sq mi) nature area.^[9]

Notable people

Richard Veenstra (born 1981), darts player^[10]

Gallery

Village street
Tjasker
Little Rehoboth church
Well statue by Hanneke Pereboom [nl]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8376ED". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Ossenzijl - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ronald Stenvert & Jan ten Hove (1998). "Ossenzijl" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9200 1. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Ossenzijl". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "Tjasker Kalenberg Z". Molendatabase (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "Tjasker Kalenberg N". Molendatabase (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "Ossenzijl". Visit Weerribben Wieden (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "Weerribben Wieden". Weerribben Wieden (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "Voor darter Richard Veenstra uit Ossenzijl lonkt de PDC, maar hij wil nu nog niet alles opgeven". De Stentor (in Dutch). 9 November 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2022.